California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6084 
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA BUDDHA    北魏 銅鎏金觀世音菩薩立像


  • Dimension: Length: 9 7/8 in (24.8 cm) Width: 3 2/8 in (8.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $4000
  • Estimate To: $8000

Cast standing in gentle tribhanga on a lotus pedestal raised on a four-legged plinth, holding a downturned bottle in her right hand and ribbon on raised left hand, draped in a loose robe falling in neat pleats to her feet, body adorned with beaded jewelry, with a tall crown framed by a detachable oval openwork mandorla. Northern Wei Dynasty period.


觀音面容豐滿,神情安詳寧靜,身軀優美的立於蓮花台上。左手下垂,右手持衣飾上舉至肩,上身裸露佩項鏈,靈動的長繒帶由雙肩至足兩側。後有鏤空火焰背光,底座為高台座。整體滿鎏金,厚實明亮,保存甚佳。