75. GILDED COPPER ALLOY SHADAKSHARI LOKESHVARA STATUETTE Tibet, 16th century A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHADAKSHARI LOKESHVARA Tibet, 16th century Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1995 12 cm (4 3/4 in) high 西藏 十六世紀 銅鎏金四臂觀音像 Provenance: Acquired from Galerie Gross, Wiesbaden, 12 February 1977. Collection of Christian von Reitzenstein. 來源 於1977年2月12日得自威斯巴登Galerie Gross藝廊 Christian von Reitzenstein珍藏 Shadakshari Lokeshvara personifies an essential Buddhist mantra, om mani padme hum ('Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus'), whose six syllables represent the seeds of the six realms in the great cosmic wheel. This ubiquitous Sanskrit mantra is thought to contain the essence of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara as the Lord of Compassion. For comparisons with another Tibetan figure depicting this same deity, see one sold in Bonhams, 14 March 2016, lot 44.