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TIBET, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara
Tibet, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus throne, his primary hands in front of the chest and his secondary hands at the shoulders holding a flower, wearing a sash and close-fitting dhoti with an antelope-skin around his shoulders, the face in meditation centered by an urna and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair pulled into a high chignon topped with a vajra
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high
Tibet, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus throne, his primary hands in front of the chest and his secondary hands at the shoulders holding a flower, wearing a sash and close-fitting dhoti with an antelope-skin around his shoulders, the face in meditation centered by an urna and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair pulled into a high chignon topped with a vajra
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired and imported before 1968
By descent to present owner by 1980
By descent to present owner by 1980
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