Sculpture of "Bodhisattva Guanyin", 18th / 19th century ·  China · ID: 3045528

Description

bronze, three-piece, remnants of paint and gold plating, in lotus position with meditation gesture “Dhyana Mudra”, on two-piece lotus throne

“Guanyin”, the Chinese form of “Bodhisatva Avalokitesvara”, the “Bodhisatva of compassion”, is one of the most revered figures of the Sino-Buddhist pantheon.

The object Sculpture of “Bodhisattva Guanyin”, 18th / 19th century with the object ID 3045528 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 25.

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