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Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
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LOT 2342

Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana

19TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

5 7/8 in. (1.2 kg, 15 cm high).

Modelled in the round; seated cross-legged, supporting his weight on his left arm, left hand pinching the stem of a blossom supporting a vajra above his left shoulder, the right hand resting on his raised knee, clad in opulent jewellery studded with coral and turquoise beads, wearing a lavish crown.

Provenance

with Chiswick Auctions, 18 November 2021, no.178.
Ex London gallery stock.

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LOT 2342

Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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