A copper alloy figure of Avalokitesvara
Ancient kingdom of Srivijaya (Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia), 8th/9th century
Standing in a flexed posed on a bulbous lotus base, wearing a long sampot with chevron pleats and secured by a belt tied in a loose knot, his bare torso is adorned by a mediation cord and a antelope skin on the right shoulder, with arms bent at the elbows and hands slightly raised holding a mala and a flower stem supporting a kandika, his face with well defined features and tall chignon with an image of Amitabha.
9 in. (22.9 cm) high
Standing in a flexed posed on a bulbous lotus base, wearing a long sampot with chevron pleats and secured by a belt tied in a loose knot, his bare torso is adorned by a mediation cord and a antelope skin on the right shoulder, with arms bent at the elbows and hands slightly raised holding a mala and a flower stem supporting a kandika, his face with well defined features and tall chignon with an image of Amitabha.
9 in. (22.9 cm) high
Sold for
US$ 30,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Compare with a figure of Avalokitesvara in the Benningson Collection (see Nanda Chutiwongs, Buddha of the Future, New York, 1994, no. 36. Also compare with a figure of Lokesvara in the Museum of Vat Po Veal, Battambang hold a similar mala and the same base (see Madeliene Giteau, Khmer Sculpture and The Angkor Civilisation, London, 1965, pl. XIII. Another example that shows the figure holding a stem with flower head intact and a water bottle below the hand is in Jean Boisselier The Heritage of Thai Sculpture, New York, 1975, no. 149.
Provenance:
Estate of Natasha Eilenberg
Samuel and Natasha Eilenberg Collection, before 1969
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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