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LOT 2319
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.
Provenancewith Chiswick Auctions, 18 November 2021, no.178.
Ex London gallery stock.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2319
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £1,100
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In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
