Chinese Tibetan Ming Dynasty Yongle reign period gilt bronze Bodhisattva Buddha figure of Avalokiteshvara Chaturbhuja, the All Seeing Lord with Four Hands. Three Deity Chaturbhuja originating in the Karandavyuha Sutra, also famous for the first use of the six syllable mantra om mani padme hum. As the nature of all Buddhas, Avalokiteshvara, very resplendent, smiling, peaceful and radiant. With four hands the first are folded at the heart, the two raised hands hold a crystal mala and jeweled lotus, two beautiful feet seated in vajra posture, adorned with many attractive silks and jewels, beautified with dark blue hair in tufts and some loose gracefully to the shoulder. On the crown of the head, the wisdom of all buddhas, is the Lord, source of all refuge gathered as one, in essence the Guru in the aspect of Amitabha, in the manner of the Lord of the Family, seated happily. Extensive trace of gilt remain on surface, with hints of dark-blue pigment on hair. The underside with incised Quatre-foil flori-form petals visvavajra mark surrounded the centralized DaiJi. The upper front pedestal with Yongzheng six characters reign mark, Ming Dynasty.