IMPORTANT SUBJECT in gilded bronze representing... Lot 216

IMPORTANT SUBJECT in gilded bronze representing Avalokiteshvara seated in meditation on a double lotus, his hands in varada mudra, gesture of argumentation, each holding a lotus stem going up the arms, the flowers at shoulder height carrying respectively the vase of lustral water and the book. The deity, with a smiling face, is crowned with a diadem encircling a bun where a reminder of Amithaba appears. Modern China, in the Yongle style. HEIGHT. 37 CM (14 9/16 IN.) AN IMPORTANT STATUETTE, YONGLE STYLE, MODERN CHINA.