A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of the eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara Ekadashamukha. 18th century - image-1

Lot 316 Dα

A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of the eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara Ekadashamukha. 18th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
07.12.2019, 11:00 - Tibet/Nepal, China
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.500 €
Result: 2.480 € (incl. premium)
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A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of the eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara Ekadashamukha. 18th century

The eight-armed deity standing on a lotus base with his primary hands in anjalimudra and the others radiating around him, dressed in a dhoti clasped with a festooned belt and adorned with various jewellery and a long shawl. Base open.
Height 13 cm

藏漢風格十八世紀 銅鎏金十一面觀音立像
來源：德國科隆私人收藏，20世紀80/90年代購於德國科隆 Werner Köntges （1902-1997）古董商

Provenance

Private collection, Collogne, acquired in the 1980s/90s from the old-established antique dealer Werner Köntges (1902-1997), Cologne