LARGE STATUETTE OF SADAKSARI AVALOKITESVARA in gilded bronze, sitting in dhyanasana on a lotiform base, the main hands in anjalimudra to hold the sankha conch, the secondary hands in vitarkamudra holding the mala rosary and the padma lotus, a shawl placed on the shoulders and a suede skin falling down to the left side, dressed in a pleated dhoti belted at the waist, his face serene, cold gilded and enhanced with polychrome, with the forehead centered on the urna and framed by imposing earrings, his hair gathered in an imposing bun crowned with the triratna and rising behind a tiara decorated with five peaks decorated with turquoise cabochons. Subsequently resealed. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. A LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY. HIGH. 26.5 CM (10 7/16 IN.)