California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 12, 2016  March 12, 2016

 Lot # 1199 
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE AVALOKITESVARA    明 銅局部鎏金千手觀音


  • Dimension: Height: 7 1/4 in (18.4 cm) Width: 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $3500

The eighteen-armed bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana, wearing robe incised with floral pattern, with the main pairs of hands together at the front with further pairs of arms radiating out from the body each hand holding a ritual object, the face with meditative expression. The hands and arms are parcel-gilt. Early Qing Dynasty period.