A RARE AND FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ACUOYE GUANYIN
DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY
A RARE AND FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ACUOYE GUANYIN DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY The tall, slender figure shown standing with right hand raised in vitarkamudra and left hand in varadamudra . The finely cast hair drawn up into a tall topknot elaborately dressed with narrow braids arranged in a band and pendent loops which centre an image of Amitabha Buddha seated in dhyanasana . Detailed with strands of hair falling to the shoulders behind the elongated ears adorned with earrings. Further embellished with jewelled and cloud-decorated necklace, foliate arm bands and a belt decorated with florets encircling the slim waist above the folded-over top of the dhoti secured by a sash drawn through a jewelled medallion that is tied into a bow. The thin fabric of the skirt falling in U-shaped folds to the bare feet and overlaid with another long sash pulled into loops at the hips before trailing down the sides, with long rectangular tabs projecting from the bottom of the feet. Cast with an aperture in the back of the skirt. 18 1/4 in. (46.5 cm.), stand
A RARE AND FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ACUOYE GUANYIN
DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY
A RARE AND FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ACUOYE GUANYIN DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY The tall, slender figure shown standing with right hand raised in vitarkamudra and left hand in varadamudra . The finely cast hair drawn up into a tall topknot elaborately dressed with narrow braids arranged in a band and pendent loops which centre an image of Amitabha Buddha seated in dhyanasana . Detailed with strands of hair falling to the shoulders behind the elongated ears adorned with earrings. Further embellished with jewelled and cloud-decorated necklace, foliate arm bands and a belt decorated with florets encircling the slim waist above the folded-over top of the dhoti secured by a sash drawn through a jewelled medallion that is tied into a bow. The thin fabric of the skirt falling in U-shaped folds to the bare feet and overlaid with another long sash pulled into loops at the hips before trailing down the sides, with long rectangular tabs projecting from the bottom of the feet. Cast with an aperture in the back of the skirt. 18 1/4 in. (46.5 cm.), stand
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