California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 17, 2021  July 17, 2021

 Lot # 8167 
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA    清康熙 銅鎏金四臂觀音坐像


  • Dimension: Height: 10 2/8 in (26.0 cm) Weight: 2736.0g
  • Estimate From: $4000
  • Estimate To: $6000

Qing Dynasty period. Cast in vajra paryankasana with the principal hands in namaskar mudra, the outer proper left hand raised and holding a blossom at the shoulder, with an elaborate crown, extravagantly beaded jewelry, and celestial sashes adorning the body and slender limbs, all raised on a double-lotus base


觀音頭戴五葉寶冠,寶繒帶從兩側飛起,髮辮垂至兩肩,髮色染青。身披袈裟,佩瓔珞,下兩手合十,上舉兩手分別持蓮花、寶珠。全跏趺坐,下為雙層蓮台,蓮瓣中央凸起刻紋。整體造型端莊,佛衣上線刻紋樣繁複,瓔珞華麗,裝飾效果極強。從風格上看,受到明顯的喀爾喀造像影響,於故宮博物院所藏康熙為其祖母孝莊皇太后祝壽所做四臂觀音在風格上有異曲同工之妙,康熙時期由於孝莊太后出身蒙古,宮廷與蒙古間有著緊密的聯繫,這些具有濃重喀爾喀風格影響的造像也是在這樣的文化氛圍下產生的,成為清代宮廷造像中極具特色的組成部分。