GILDED COPPER STATUE OF ELEVEN-FACED AVALOKITESVARA

　　明（公元1368-1644年）MING DYNASTY （1368-1644）

　　高18厘米HEIGHT 18CM

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　　十一面千手观音是藏传佛教中常见的造像题材。十一面分为五层排列，主尊面容慈祥，裸上身

，挂璎 珞，下着裙，立于束腰仰覆莲台上，裙上刻有精致的花纹。有八只主臂，中间两臂双手合十，其余结不同的手印，持各种法器。身后的千手千眼呈扇形，组合成多重正圆形的身光。造像形体不大，但工艺精湛，各个细节都很清晰，是难得的造像艺太精品。

　　ELEVEN-FACED AVALOKITESVARA WITH A THOUSAND HANDS AND EYES IS ONE OF THE COMMON IMAGES OF THE TIBETAN BUDDHA STATUES ，ARRANGED IN FIVE LAYERS ，HIS ORIGINAL FACE IS KIND AND MERCIFUL LOOKING ，THE NAKED UPPER BODY IS ADORNED WITH TASSELS AND A DHOTI WITH INCISED PATTERNS IS TIED AROUND THE WAIST。STANDING ON THE LOTUS THRONE ，HE HAS HIS PRIMARY HANDS AMONG THE EIGHT CLASPING TOGETHER GESTURES AND HOLDING DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS ，THE THROUSAND EYES ARE ARRANGED IN THE SHAPE OF A FAN 。FORMING A CIRCULAR FLAME 。THIS IS A FAIRLY SMALL STATUE BUT EXQUISITELY MADE WITH F

 

INE FINISHING OF ALL THE DETAIL 。THIS IS A RARELY SEEN PIECE