A RARE GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BHAISAJYARAJA AVALOKITESVARA DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY The figure is finely cast seated in dhyanasana, the long upper torso wearing loose ropes, partially revealing his chest covered with elaborate necklaces, the right hand holding a sprig of willow and the left hand holding a lobed alms bowl, a celestial scarf floating across his both arms. The face has a pensive expression, with hair pulled into a high fan-shaped knot secured behind a tall eight-pointed crown decorated with ruyi and foliate scrolls, with loose tresses falling over the shoulders. 12 ½ in. (31.7 cm.) high, wood stand Provenance Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2013, lot 64
A RARE GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BHAISAJYARAJA AVALOKITESVARA DALI KINGDOM, 12TH CENTURY The figure is finely cast seated in dhyanasana, the long upper torso wearing loose ropes, partially revealing his chest covered with elaborate necklaces, the right hand holding a sprig of willow and the left hand holding a lobed alms bowl, a celestial scarf floating across his both arms. The face has a pensive expression, with hair pulled into a high fan-shaped knot secured behind a tall eight-pointed crown decorated with ruyi and foliate scrolls, with loose tresses falling over the shoulders. 12 ½ in. (31.7 cm.) high, wood stand Provenance Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2013, lot 64
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