Adam's Fine Asian Art Preview 23 November 2021

74 A TURQUOISE EMBELLISHED GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Made in two parts, i.e. the base and the figure, lightly embellished with small turquoises. The God standing on a lotus-shaped base, the right hand in varada mudra and the left hand grasping lotus sprigs, the head topped by a hair bun and bearing a crown, in loose robes with floating ribbons. H: 21,3 cm Weight: 1026 grams Provenance: Sotheby’s Paris, 2019/12/19, lot 150 (with original invoice). €4,000 - 8,000 A PARTIAL GILT REPOUSSE COPPER FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA TIBETO CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY With a deep repousse craftmanship on a single partial gilt copper plaque, the bodhisattva is seated in padmasana on a lotus base, its right hand grasping a ritual tantric tool. Bears an inscription below the lotus base. Offered at auction affixed to a modern plexiglass stand. Dimensions (the sole repousse figure): H: 33,5 cm – w: 22,7cm – depth: 5,5 cm €1,500 - 3,000 NOTE: Compare with a related repousse plaque, maybe from the same series, at Mossgreen Armadale, Australia, 2017/08/29, lot 451, sold for AUD1.054 BP incl. Fig. 1 - Detail of the mark