Sale 27 Lot 408  

CHINESE GILT- BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, Ming Dynasty. Bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana, his left hand holding kapala; face cast with contemplative expression, enhanced by curled goatee and moustache; curled hair bound by simple diadem centered in front by figure of Amitabha Buddha - Figure without the base: 9 in. high.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Later base; some scratches of the gold

Sold for $7,000

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