A SMALL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Seated in lalitasana on a stepped base above a tapering square pedestal with four feet, backed by a flaming mandorla and flanked by small Buddha figures, the left hand bent upward holding a lotus flower, the right hand resting on his knee, the face with downcast eyes, surmounted by a tall tiara.Provenance: From a private estate in Massachusetts, USA. The base with an old collector’s number ‘BC-17’.Condition: Fair condition,mensurate with age. Extensive wear, naturally grown patina overall. Few small cracks, minor dents, some obvious losses. The upper and lower section once separated and now sympathetically re-connected with a minuscule bolt.Weight: 81.2 gDimensions: Height 9.7 cmAuction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 14 September 2017, lot 837Price: USD 5,625 or approx.EUR 6,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Gilt-Bronze Standing Figure of a Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907)Expert remark:pare the closely related pedestal, posture, aureole and design. Note that this example is in better condition than the present lot.唐代小型銅鎏金觀音像中國，618-907年。觀音成游戲坐坐於四足方形台階梯式底座上，一足半趺狀，一腿自然下垂於座前，右手搭於腿上，左手手持蓮花，髮髻高聳，眼睛微閉；身後有光背，兩側兩尊小佛。