Lot 107* - A140 Asian Art - Saturday, 24. March 2007, 10.00 AM
EIGHTEEN-ARMED AVALOKITESHVARA.China, Ming Dynasty, H 38 cm. Bronze with partial gilding on the throne and crown. Buddha wears the Bodhisattva of Compassion in his crown and is enthroned on a lotus flower growing from an enclosed hexagonal plinth. There are devotees or benefactor figures on both sides of the pillar-like lotus stem. One of the Guanyin's hands and one base of the plinth are damaged. Possibly, the figure and the base did not belong together.
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 5 150 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 9 600 (including buyer’s premium)
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