明 鎏金銅千手觀音坐像

assis en dhyanasana, vêtu d’un dhoti attaché à la taille et drapé autour des jambes aux bords incisés de motifs de lotus se répétant sur le châle drapant les épaules, les mains principales devant la poitrine en vajra anjalikarma mudra et une autre paire sur les genoux en dhyana mudra, dix autres paires disposées en éventail depuis les épaules, chaque main portant un attribut ou exécutant une mudra, la douzième paire de mains soutenant une figure d’Amithaba reposant sur une plateforme lotiforme au-dessus de trois rangées de têtes, les deux rangées inférieures comprenant trois têtes, la rangée supérieure munie d’une seule tête

The figure is heavily cast. There are small losses to the extremities of the figure, i.e. Several fingertips and small parts of some attributes missing. There is overall wear to the gilding and scattered patched up casting flaws. The back of the figure has been reinforced at a later stage with a copper rim that has been soldered to the inside of the figure
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