A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY | 明十六世紀 鎏金銅觀音菩薩坐像

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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

明十六世紀 鎏金銅觀音菩薩坐像

seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base raised on a column rising from a hexagonal galleried base, with the right hand raised holding a stem of lotus, while the left holding an alms bowl, the face with a serene expression, flanked by two acolytes 

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Height 25.3 cm, 10 in.