122. * STATUETTE D'AVALOKITESHVARA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE AVEC INCRUSTATION D'ARGENT CACHEMIRE, VERS XE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1453 42 cm (16 1/2 in.) high A SILVER INLAID COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA KASHMIR, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY 克什米爾 約十世紀 銅錯銀觀音像 Standing tall over a lotus plinth, Avalokiteshvara grips the stem of a flower blossoming over his left shoulder. An effigy of Amitabha seated within the crown's center and the antelope skin draped around his muscular torso confirm the deity's attribution as the bodhisattva of Compassion (see von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculpture in Tibet, Vol. I, 2001, p. 163, no. 45C). Kashmir bronzes echo earlier styles of the Gupta period (4th-6th centuries), demonstrated by its contrapposto, pronounced lower lip, and fleshy cheeks. These images are also noted for their silver inlaid eyes, flaming aureoles, and foot placement over the pedestal's edge, as seen on a bronze sold at Bonhams, Paris, 14 June 2022, lot 29, as well as two images published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, pp. 123-4, nos. 18F & 19B. Lastly, compare the stupa dome in the crown and the flattened lotus petals of the plinth to a seated Buddha image in the Pan-Asian collection (ibid, p. 20, no. 19E). Exhibited: Rossi and Rossi, Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong, 3-7 October 2011 Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired early 1990s