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Gilt bronze avalokiteshvara - Age?

Posted By: Tim
Posted Date: Oct 16, 2015 (09:27 AM)

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Could someone help with the age of this gilt bronze avalokiteshvara figure?

I bought it at a local antique shop without any info on it.

I think it is Qing dynasty as the gold leaf has a nice reddish patina, the casting looks crisp (mold cast rather than modern sand casting or loss wax casting), and the overall slender form seems to conform to other examples of Qing figures of avalokiteshvara I've seen.

However, I've not seen a genuine example of the 'thousand arm' model from the Qing period that has such a complex and complete arrangement...only modern copies.

Measures 13" tall. The piece is definitely bronze (heavy) and the gold is genuine gold.

Thanks for the help.








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