16TH CENTURY
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a tibetan bronze figure of avalokitesvara
16th century
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus, wearing bodhisattva ornaments, the principle hands in anjalimudra, his raised right holding the mala and his left holding a lotus, incised details, the face with copper-inlaid eyes, the urna set with turquoise, a five-leaf crown surmounted by a high chignon with the image of Amitabha
36 cm high
16th century
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus, wearing bodhisattva ornaments, the principle hands in anjalimudra, his raised right holding the mala and his left holding a lotus, incised details, the face with copper-inlaid eyes, the urna set with turquoise, a five-leaf crown surmounted by a high chignon with the image of Amitabha
36 cm high