Asian Art Auction | November 28, 2016

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66 A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA BUDDHA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY ɑɒȶȺɒɎɐɏɓķĜóȭŃŽ The deity seated in dhyanasana on an elevated double-lotus base with his right hand in vitarkamudra and the left in avakashamudra, base unsealed height 9.3" — 23.5 cm. Provenance: Private Toronto collection, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1980s $3,000—5,000

67 A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESVARA, SINO-TIBET, 18TH CENTURY ɑɒȶɐɏɓĉƎȗɒȩƒ Ř Standing with the two principle hands in anjalimudra in front of the chest and holding various implements in the six radiating hands, dressed in an anklelength dhoti with hems incised with a floral pattern, adorned with jewelry festoons and a sash draped over the shoulders, the eleven faces arranged in tiers, upon a zitan wood base height 7.3" — 18.5 cm. Provenance: Private Toronto collection, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1980s $2,000—3,000

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