Mongolia, 4-arm Avalokiteshvara (3)

17th c. late, Mongolia, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, gilt bronze, 25 cm, 29oct13, A167AS lot 114, Koller

Late 17th century, Mongolia, Shadakshari Lokeshvara, gilt bronze, private collection, photo on Koller

Made in the style of Zanabazar, this sculpture depicts the bodhisattva of compassion in his common four-arm form: his main hands are almost closed before his heart to hold a wish-granting gem, the upper hands clutch a rosary and a lotus. 

18th c., Mongolia, Shadakshari, gilt bronze, 19,7 cm, 13may11, sale 6162 lot 1036, London Christie's

18th century, Mongolia, Shadakshari (Lokeshvara), gilt bronze, private collection, photo on Christie’s.

18th c., Mongolia, Avalokiteshvara, (parcel-gilt) silver, Dolonnor style, 202955 HAR

18th century, Mongolia, Avalokiteshvara, silver, private collection, Dolonnor style, photo on HAR.

A parcel-gilt silver Avalokiteshvara with a large effigy of Amitabha on his head. 

18th century, Mongolia, Shadakshari Aval., gilt bronze, 10,7 cm, 17sep03, auction 1265 lot 79, Christie's

18th century, Mongolia, Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara, gilt bronze, private collection, photo on Christie’s.

Because the term ‘chaturbhuja‘ refers to any four-arm form of an entity, sculptures of Avalokiteshvara with this specific iconography are usually labelled ‘Shadakshari Lokeshvara’, although Shadakshari is actually a female attendant. 

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