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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 PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK MOUNTED AS A MAGNIFYING GLASS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
A PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOK MOUNTED AS A MAGNIFYING GLASS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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A 'BLANC DE CHINE' FIGURE OF TAOIST DIVINITY HSI WANG-MU , CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY
A 'BLANC DE CHINE' FIGURE OF TAOIST DIVINITY HSI WANG-MU , CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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A HAN CHINESE WOMAN'S SILK SKIRT, QING DYNASTY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY ; QUN
A HAN CHINESE WOMAN'S SILK SKIRT, QING DYNASTY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY ; QUN
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600