A rare gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara

Sui/Tang Dynasty

Sui/Tang Dynasty
The deity seated on a lotus flower borne on a long stem, with her right leg crossed over her left knee, her left foot resting on a lotus flower, with serene expression in front of a circular mandorla, clad in cascading robes with beaded jewellery, 11cm (4 1/4in) high; together with an archaistic bronze bell, Song/Ming dynasty, 12.5cm (5in) high. (2).

隋/唐 銅鎏金觀世音菩薩像 及 宋/明 銅仿古紋鐘 一組兩件

Provenance: Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland, and thence by descent

A trip to New York, Chicago and Washington in 1937 was the starting point for Mrs Gret Hasler's interest in Chinese art. This she continued until the Second World War by acquiring objects from dealers in Paris, Sweden and New York.

來源：瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今

Gret Hasler夫人對中國藝術的興趣始於1937年的紐約、芝加哥和華盛頓之行。此後，她持續自巴黎、瑞典和紐約的古董商處購藏藝術品，直至第二次世界大戰後。

Compare with a related gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Sui/Tang dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 13 May 2015, lot 24.