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LOT 2173
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (2.8 kg, 27 cm).
Hollow-formed figure sitting cross-legged on a D-shaped lotus-flower base, wearing a paridhana over his left shoulder and with a bympa pot held in his hands.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 2173
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £2,222
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Bodhisattva Guanyin is a divine being who attained enlightenment but chose to stay in the world to help others. The name Guanyin is an abbreviation of Guanshiyin, meaning: “Perceiver of the World’s Sounds”, and is thought to have responded to the calls of those in peril. -
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Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Unglazed hollow-formed female figure modelled in the round, dressed in a floor-length robe with her hands clenched at her waist, rounded face with stylised detailing. 1.7 kg, 32 cm high
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
