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LOT 297

Lot 297

A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century

A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
Lot 297 Details
A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century

十八世纪 汉藏 铜鎏金观音及大型局部银鎏金嵌锤叠佛嘎乌

The crowned bodhisattva seated in the central seated in dhyanasana, the right hand raised in vitakamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, with Garuda at the apex, the borders applied with gilt images of various seated figures, including three Buddhas at the top, two pairs of tantric manifestations of Avalokiteshvara and Taras, and Vaisravana flanked by Maitreya and a bodhisattva at the bottom
11.8 x 11 x 4.3 in — 30 x 28 x 11 cm

Estimate $6,000-$8,000

Realised: $16,250
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
  • A Large Sino-Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Copper Portable Shrine (Gau) Containing a Gilt Bronze Avalokiteshvara, 18th Century
Provenance:

Ex. Collection of Monsieur and Madame Raymond Ducas
Christie's London, October 31, 1972, lot 12
Janak Khendry Collection, Toronto
来源:
雷蒙·杜卡伉俪珍藏
伦敦佳士得,1972年10月31日,拍品编号12
珍纳克·亨德里私人珍藏 多伦多

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