A large and exquisite casted gilt bronze figure... Lot 40
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A large and exquisite casted gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara Ekadashamukha. Tibetochinese. 18th century
The eleven-headed bodhisattva of unbounded compassion with one thousand arms standing on a rectangular lotus base with his principle hands in namaskara mudra in front of his chest, and the multitude of other arms outstretched around him, dressed in an antelope skin draped over the shoulders and an ankle-length dhoti clasped with a festooned belt and adorned with various jewellery allover inset with hard stones. Base sealed, base plate covered with red cloth.
Height 50.5 cm
Provenance
Collection Jef Vanderstraete (1904-1984), Belgium, according to the consigner acquired at Pader, Paris in 1958, and thence by descent
Exhibitions
Signes du Corps, Musée Dapper, Paris, September 2004-April 2005
Literature
Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau, Signes du corps, Ouvrages Beaux-Arts des Edition Dapper, Paris 2004, p. 288-289
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