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Buff pottery figure of Avalokitesvara
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Buff pottery figure of Avalokitesvara
Buff pottery figure of Avalokitesvara
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Buff pottery figure of Avalokitesvara Northern Qi dynasty, dated by inscription to 563 AD
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Buff pottery figure of Avalokitesvara
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BATEA : 22
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figure
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ceramic; pottery; figure; Northern Qi; Avalokitesvara; inscription; Buddhist; China; religion; dated; 6th century;
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A buff pottery standing figure of Avalokitesvara with elaborate crown and pointed mandorla festooned with sausage-like necklace pendants, the right arm bent at the elbow, its hand raised and the other arm hanging down. The clothes, with long pendant draperies, cover the thin match-stick like legs, and the feet and ankles are of almost upright triangular shape, both features typical of the Buddhist bronzes and marble statues of the period from Northern Qi to early Sui. The figure ends in a ceramic plug which fits into a circular inverted lotus petal stand on a square plinth. The reverse of the figure has a dated dedicatory inscription in black ink dating the figure to the 5th day of the 10th month of 563 AD.
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pottery
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good but with some missing section from the stand
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Description length
6.5cm
Description height
22.5cm
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6.5cm
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Description inscription
character inscription in black ink on back of figure
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563 AD
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Northern Qi
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China
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