Lot 830
A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA, AVALOKESVARA
MING DYNASTY The Bodhisattva seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with his right leg resting on a lotus bloom emerging from the lower base. His hands are held in vitarkamudra with the left hand in front of his chest and right hand resting on his right knee, each holding the end of the lotus stem that rises to the shoulder, wearing voluminous robes falling in elegant folds from his shoulders, the slender figure arrayed in beaded jewelry, with large pendent earrings, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a tiara centered by the image of his spiritual father Amitabha, the face painted with gold. H 55 cm.
Estimate
TWD 19,231,000-30,769,000
HKD 5,000,000-8,000,000
USD 645,200-1,032,300
Sold Price
TWD 18,461,538
HKD 4,800,000
USD 619,355
The Imperial Treasures Evening Sale
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Hong Kong
Sunday, November 24, 2013, 7:30pm