GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA PADMAPANI YONGLE MARK BUT LATER 永樂款 銅鎏金蓮華手菩薩立像 the right arm half raised in vitarka mudra and the left arm lowered in varaha mudra, with two lotus blossoms flanking each shoulder and connected to the outwardly-facing hands by long, curving stems, crowned with an elaborate diadem encircling a high topknot and set above a broad, tranquil face, the ears and body adorned with ornate jewellery, a celestial sash wrapping around the shoulders and arms, the waist sensuously defined above a low-slung dhoti , a six-character Yongle mark inscribed to the front of the base, the bottom of the lotus base incised with a double vajra (Dimensions: 37.5cm high) (Qty: 1) (37.5cm high)