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细节
TWO GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURES OF BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESVARA
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Each finely cast and seated in vajrasana, the first modelled in tantric form with the principal hands joined together in anjali mudra, the second pair of hands upheld, one holding a mala bead and the other in vitarka mudra, wearing a bejewelled diadem above a rounded face with a third-eye on the forehead above downcast eyes to provide a benevalent expression, festooned with a network of jewellery chains across the bare torso and around the waist above the dhoti; the second figure similarly cast, leaning gently to one side, one hand holding a bell with a vajra finial, the other hand held across the bare torso, the face detailed with a third-eye above furry eyebrows, the lips slightly indented to provide a smiling expression
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) highest (2)
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Each finely cast and seated in vajrasana, the first modelled in tantric form with the principal hands joined together in anjali mudra, the second pair of hands upheld, one holding a mala bead and the other in vitarka mudra, wearing a bejewelled diadem above a rounded face with a third-eye on the forehead above downcast eyes to provide a benevalent expression, festooned with a network of jewellery chains across the bare torso and around the waist above the dhoti; the second figure similarly cast, leaning gently to one side, one hand holding a bell with a vajra finial, the other hand held across the bare torso, the face detailed with a third-eye above furry eyebrows, the lips slightly indented to provide a smiling expression
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) highest (2)