A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SUI - EARLY TANG DYNASTY

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
SUI - EARLY TANG DYNASTY
隋至唐初 銅鎏金觀音立像

standing with a slight curve to the hip in a subtle contrapposto, crowned with a large diadem centered by a figure of Amitabha, with sashes, a long necklace, and flowing robes draped about the body, a bottle in the lowered hand, the other raised and holding a willow branch, all raised on a lotus pedestal further supported by a faceted base, an integral tall, peaked, pierced mandorla behind the figure, mounted to a modern base, Japanese wood box (4)

Height 4½ in., 11.2 cm

Condition Report:
There is an approx. 0.6 x 0.8 cm original casting hole to the back of the pedestal. Otherwise, the figure is in overall good condition with some minor expected wear to the surface and gilt commensurate with age.

底座後方有一0.6x0.8公分大小澆鑄孔，除此之外品項良好，表面帶輕微正常使用痕跡及與年代相符鎏金磨損。

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