BRONZE HEAD OF AVALOKITESHVARA with a brown patina, eyes half-closed, the face crowned by the figure of Amitabha Buddha in relief within the topknot.

BRONZE HEAD OF AVALOKITESHVARA with a brown patina, eyes half-closed, the face crowned by the figure of Amitabha Buddha in relief within the topknot. China, 20th century. H: 33 cm Stepped wooden base. Total height: 48 cm. Provenance: - Acquired in Hanoi around 1945 by Léon and Lucienne BIDAULT, who had been living in Indochina since the 1930s, resided in Hanoi, and returned to France in 1953 or 1954. - Passed down through inheritance to the current owner

Category

Asian art

Location

Blois

Dimensions

H 48 cm