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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of Chinese, European Art and Antiques
• Sale Date:
  21 Nov 2011 ~ 6pm (Lots 1 - 215)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 11am (Lots 216 - 354)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 2pm (Lots 355 - 624)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 625 - 775)
• Lot #:
  635
• Lot Description:
  **See “Mind Transforming Treasures, A Selection of 100 Buddhist Works of Art”, Chung Tai Museum, 2009, cat no 18, pp72, colour plate p73 for an al
  The jewelled and crowned Bodhisattva seated in "lalitasana , on a double-lotus throne, with one foot resting on a lotus flower, the right hand in "varada mudra, a tiny image of Amitabha within the crown, each hand holding a fully opened lotus, adorned with beaded necklaces, pendant earrings and bracelets, the throne engraved with a six character mark, the gilt base sealed with an incised visavajra
  26.5cm high, base 17cm wide
• Notes:
  **See Mind Transforming Treasures, A Selection of 100 Buddhist Works of Art , Chung Tai Museum, 2009, cat no 18, pp72, colour plate p73 for an almost identical figure: also see Sotheby's HK, 7/10/2010, Ming Imperial Bronzes , lot 2145 for another almost identical figure; Also Von Schroeder Buddhist Sculpture In Tibet Vol Two: Tibet and China , pl 359B, pages 1282-83 for an almost identical figure of Avalokitesvara, Xuande period, (25.3cm); This collection was formed by descendants of the Australian vendor, whose great-great grandfather was based in Peking and Shanghai between 1850-1870, where he held a high diplomatic position and it would have been at this time that he acquired the important Chinese artworks in this collection.
• Estimate:
  A$150,000 - 250,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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