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

 Lot # 6029 
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF FOUR-ARMED BODHISATTVA    清 銅鎏金四臂觀音


  • Dimension: Height: 9 1/2 in (24.1 cm) Length: 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1800
  • Estimate To: $2800

The bodhisattva seated on a double-lotus throne, the primary hands in anjali mudra, the secondary left hand holding ritual object and the secondary right hand holding bead bracelet, wearing the bodhisattva jewelry and the pointed crown, with conical ushnisha. Qing Dynasty period.


頭戴鏤空狀花冠,頭頂束高髮髻,余發垂肩,耳際繒帶飛揚,耳下垂圓環,面相圓潤,神態寧靜。上身雙肩披帔帛,帔帛於兩手腕間分別繞成半圓環,而後從兩腿下對稱垂搭於蓮花座正面座壁上,形式獨特而美觀;下身著長裙,腰間束寶帶,腰帶下綴有聯珠裝飾;胸前佩項圈和聯珠式瓔珞,手足戴釧鐲。帔帛及僧裙皆用寫實手法表現,生動自然,尤其是垂於座前的帔帛寫實性極強,給人以絲織物的柔軟質感。跏趺端坐於蓮花寶座上,雙手於胸前合掌作祈禱狀,余二手舉於身體兩側,右手持念珠,左手持蓮花。蓮花座造型優美大方,做工極其講究。