Tibet, Avalokiteshvara – four arms (21)

12th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, bronze (brass), private collection, photo by Hollywood Galleries on Bodhi Path .

13th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, gilt copper with stone inlay, private collection, photo from Huiying Caoyuan Gallery catalogue, published by David WeldonUpdate 15/08/22: Densatil, circa 1267, Fig. 39 in Jean-Luc Estournel ‘s catalogue raisonné.

13th-14th century, Tibet, four-arm Avalokiteshvara, brass with stone inlay, at the Zhol Village Museum in Lhasa (Tibet), photo by Petra Mueller on WHAV.

14th-15th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, bronze (with turquoise and coral inlay), private collection, photo on Christie’s

15th-16th century, Tibet or Ladakh, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, bronze, private collection, photo on Nagel

Shadakshari Lokeshvara, with a rosary and a lotus in his upper hands, a wish-granting gem between his main hands, his hair topped with a striking ornament …

… consisting in a leaf and an effigy of Amitabha, the wisdom buddha associated with Avalokiteshvara.

16th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, bronze (copper alloy), private collection, photo on Christie’s, item 24298 on HAR.

Circa 16th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, gilt bronze, private collection, photo by Marie-Catherine Daffos for aaoarts.

16th century, Southern Central Tibet, Tsang province, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, bronze, 34,9 cm, private collection, photo on Christie’s as before, lot 612.

16th century, Central Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, bronze, photo on Polyauction

A rare example of the deity seated on a throne covered with a cloth and supported by two snow lions, complete with flaming arch richly decorated with mythical creatures, including a garuda at the apex.

Circa 17th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, silver with turquoise inlay on a gilt bronze lotus base, private collection, photo on Bonhams.

18th century, Tibet, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, gilt bronze with cold gold and pigments, private collection, photo on Nagel