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A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.

A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 230 - 2 680 EUR
2 270 - 2 720 USD
Hammer price
22 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, 18th century.

The slender, eight-armed form of Avalokiteshvara standing in sampada, the primary hands in anjali mudra, wearing multiple necklaces and an ornate dhoti, flowing sashes and elaborate jewelry, the eleven heads arranged in tiers each showing individualized features surmounted by Amitabha Height 16 cm. Height with later wooden stand 18.3 cm.

Wear to gilding.

Provenance

From the Collection of Dr Emil Hultmark (1872-1943), Stockholm, thence by descent within the family until now.

Dr Emil Hultmark was an art historian, collector, donor and patron of the arts. He combined important work as an art historian not only with the creation of one of the largest and most remarkable private art collections in Sweden, but also with the construction of an archive of Swedish artists and art craftsmen unparalleled in its extent, together with a library containing almost all that has been written about Swedish art.

Emil Hultmark was one of the co-founders of the ‘Kinaklubben’ (China Club) in Stockholm in the 1920's with Carl Kempe (1884-1967) and the Crown Prince Gustav Adolf. He is a well known collector and his beautiful home and summer house is well documented in the magazine 'Svenska Hem i ord och bild' in the 1930's, which provide us with a fascinating window into this golden age of European collecting.

Exhibitions

Compare, Sothebys, Asian Art, 30 November 2023, lot 1161.

Literature

Can be seen in Svenska hem i ord och bild, 1936.