15th century, Tibet, Avalokiteshvara, bronze, 29,5 cm, private collection, Fine Asian Art lot 11, 6th December 2022, Nagel.
The bodhisattva of compassion, identified by the lotus in his left hand together with the boon-granting gesture of his right hand, which displays an engraved lotus, is standing on a lotus pedestal atop a Kashmir-style stepped plinth decorated with a lotus and two birds, possibly the mythical hamsas (we saw a very similar example on HAR).
The treatment of the eyes and other Chinese-style facial features along with the absence of gilding correspond to a group of brass/copper alloy works produced in the Tsang area during the 15th and 16th century.
12th-13th century, Western Tibet?, Avalokiteshvara (labelled ‘Kashmir, Maitreya’), bronze with traces of silver inlay, 14,1 cm, private collection, photo as above, lot 07.
We have seen quite a few Western Tibetan statues of Avalokiteshvara (with unusual body proportions) standing with a lotus (broken here) in his left hand and a tiny water pot in the other (Maitreya normally holds his in the left hand).
Circa 13th century, Tibet, Padmapani (Avalokiteshvara), bronze, 14,3 cm, private collection, Asian Art A203AS lot 103, 29th November 2022, Koller.
Himalayan Buddhist Art - Art Bouddhiste de l'Himalaya 