A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
DALI KINGDOM, YUNNAN, 10TH-13TH CENTURY
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN DALI KINGDOM, YUNNAN, 10TH-13TH CENTURY The bodhisattva , Avalokitesvara, who is shown standing on a waisted lotus base holding a willow branch over the right shoulder and a flask pendent in the left hand, wears beaded jewelry, a scarf draped around the torso, a dhoti folded over below the waist, and a circlet centered by the seated figure of Amitabha Buddha and decorated with a flower head above each ear. The face is cast with small mouth, long nose and arched brows cast in relief above the narrow eyes detailed in black and white pigment. There are traces of gilding and red lacquer. 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
DALI KINGDOM, YUNNAN, 10TH-13TH CENTURY
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN DALI KINGDOM, YUNNAN, 10TH-13TH CENTURY The bodhisattva , Avalokitesvara, who is shown standing on a waisted lotus base holding a willow branch over the right shoulder and a flask pendent in the left hand, wears beaded jewelry, a scarf draped around the torso, a dhoti folded over below the waist, and a circlet centered by the seated figure of Amitabha Buddha and decorated with a flower head above each ear. The face is cast with small mouth, long nose and arched brows cast in relief above the narrow eyes detailed in black and white pigment. There are traces of gilding and red lacquer. 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
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