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Lot Essay
The sculptural form of the tantric Avalokitesvara appeared as early as the tenth century, and can be seen on a carving of a standing multi-armed bodhisattva dated to the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), in the Dinglongxing Temple, Hebei province, illustrated in Guanyin Baoxiang (Guanyin Treasured Images), Shanghai, 1998, p. 99.
A Ming dynasty example of a gilt-bronze tantric multi-armed and multi-headed Guanyin seated on a high lotus throne, is illustrated in Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, p. 87, no. 36. See, also, a related gilt-bronze figure, although dated to the Qing dynasty, illustrated in Guanyin Baoxiang, ibid., p. 301, where the figure is described as a 'thousand armed Guanyin,'
A Ming dynasty example of a gilt-bronze tantric multi-armed and multi-headed Guanyin seated on a high lotus throne, is illustrated in Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, p. 87, no. 36. See, also, a related gilt-bronze figure, although dated to the Qing dynasty, illustrated in Guanyin Baoxiang, ibid., p. 301, where the figure is described as a 'thousand armed Guanyin,'