AN IMPORTANT LARGE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SONG DYNASTY, 12TH / 13TH CENTURY the imposing deity rising fom the hips carved from a large hollowed-out tree trunk, dressed in a flowing robe tied with a knotted sash around the chest, and a red sash draped over the shoulders, wearing a pectoral on the chest, the serene face with downcast eyes and full lips, framed by a coral-coloured jasper bead set in the urna and long pendulous ear lobes, the hair swept back in a chignon secured by a lacquered gold diadem and traces of the Amitabha Buddha set in the centre, with traces of red, blue, black and green pigment, the wood weathered around the base and back of the figure 135 by 24 by 41 cm. 53 by 33 by 16 in.
AN IMPORTANT LARGE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SONG DYNASTY, 12TH / 13TH CENTURY the imposing deity rising fom the hips carved from a large hollowed-out tree trunk, dressed in a flowing robe tied with a knotted sash around the chest, and a red sash draped over the shoulders, wearing a pectoral on the chest, the serene face with downcast eyes and full lips, framed by a coral-coloured jasper bead set in the urna and long pendulous ear lobes, the hair swept back in a chignon secured by a lacquered gold diadem and traces of the Amitabha Buddha set in the centre, with traces of red, blue, black and green pigment, the wood weathered around the base and back of the figure 135 by 24 by 41 cm. 53 by 33 by 16 in.
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