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ELEVEN-FACED, EIGHT-ARMED AVALOKITESHVARA THANGKA, SINO-TIBET, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Gouache on cotton depicting Avalokiteshvara the archangel of compassion. The ten faces symbolize that he has mastered all ten Bodhisattva stages and at the top a Buddha Amithaba face. The first two hands are held at level of the solar plexus, the others holding a lotus flower in bloom, and arrow and a bow, the vase for immortality elixir and the wheel of spiritual teaching and a rosary. On the four corners of the painting, Buddhas seated in different meditation positions on clouds and centrally up above a Lama.
72 cm high, 48 cm wide
72 cm high, 48 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 700 - 900
LOTS
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A RARE AND LARGE POLYCHROME MOULDED INSCRIBED VASE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A RARE AND LARGE POLYCHROME MOULDED INSCRIBED VASE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 1.500 - 2.500
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A NICE RELIEF CARVED BISCUIT PORCELAIN BRUSH POT, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A NICE RELIEF CARVED BISCUIT PORCELAIN BRUSH POT, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 500 - 800