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A gilt-bronze figure of Shadakshari Lokeshvara 18th century image 1
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A gilt-bronze figure of Shadakshari Lokeshvara
18th century

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
4 December 2008, 12:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

HK$200,000 - HK$220,000

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A gilt-bronze figure of Shadakshari Lokeshvara

18th century
Cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal, his principal hands in anjalimudra, the other pair holding a jewel and a now-lost attribute, the head crowned with a five-leafed diadem fronting the double-topknot crowned by the head of Amitabha, the full-face with downcast eyes and gentle smile, adorned with jewellery, wearing a goat skin tied across the left shoulder and voluminous dhoti with chased coin diaper border.
18cm (7in) high.

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Shadakshari Lokeshvara is the name of the four-armed form of Avalokiteshvara. The name means 'Six Syllable Lord of the World'. The six syllables being the mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum'. This form is a personification this mantra, whose sound is said to reverberate throughout the universe as the triumphant power of freedom, emerging from the bodhisattva’s infinite vow to liberate all sentient beings.

十八世紀 鎏金銅四臂六字觀音菩薩坐像

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