A gilt-bronze figure of a multi-armed Avalokiteshvara

Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty
Cast with four heads and eight arms, seated in dhyanasana, the principal hands held together before the bare chest adorned with jewellery in anjalimudra, with the attendant arms fanning out from the body holding various attributes, the benevolent faces framed by a crown, encircling the head of Amitabha emerging from the top of the deity's head, the ribbon from the crown trailing down both shoulders. 24cm (9 1/2in) high.

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A related gilt-bronze figure of multi-armed Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 16th century was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3047.