A BRONZE-GILT AVALOKITESVARA ZANABAZAR SCHOOL

A BRONZE-GILT AVALOKITESVARA ZANABAZAR SCHOOL
The newly established Qing dynasty, themselves Manchus, relied heavily on the support of other foreign ethnic groups within China, particularly Tibetans and Mongolians, for their reign. In pursuit of this goal, the Manchus heavily patronized Tibetan-style Buddhism, leading the Kangxi Emperor (r.1661-1722) himself to eventually become a devout Buddhist and admirer of the Mongolian lama and master artist, the Zanabazar school of art was founded by Jebtsundamba Khutuktu Zanabazar (1635-1723), a direct descendent of Genghis Khan and one of the most beloved religious leaders and respected master artists of Mongolia. The school is characterized by richly gilded imagery with finely modeled, smoothly sloping contours and precise, often beaded embellishments. The four-armed deity is depicted seating with her primary hands held in namaskaramudra and the remaining arms outstretched holding lotus and prayer beads. She is dressed in loose robes and a celestial scarf draped over her shoulders. The double lotus base strongly featured of the art style.
Dimension: 10x5.5x14 cm. Weight 637 grams.
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