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A RARE INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA Sui Dynasty The slender bodhisattva shown seated with both legs pendent and resting on a waisted lotus pedestal further raised on a faceted lotus throne centred by a cintamani, with a pearl held in the right hand, the left hand resting atop the knee in varada mudra, the face cast with a pensive expression below the high chignon secured with a foliate crown below a seated image of Amitabha Buddha, the head framed by an openwork mandorla with flame border attached to a tab projecting from the back of the head, the base inscribed with a fifteen-character inscription, stand and box. 17cm (6 3/4in) high. (4).

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Bronze