Lot 192 , A large Chinese gilt copper alloy figure of Cundi (Zhunti Pusa)

A large Chinese gilt copper alloy figure of Cundi (Zhunti Pusa), modelled with eighteen arms (sixteen of which hold implements) symbolising the eighteen paths of attaining Buddhahood as described in her incantation, seated on a separate gilt bronze double lotus throne, 32cm high, 25cm wide

Cundi Avalokiteshvara (Zhunti Guanyin) is known as the Goddess of the Seventy Million Buddhas, and personifies a potent incantation called the Cundi Dharani.

Provenance- acquired by the owner’s late father in the early 1980s.
£600-800

Condition:
Some minor casting imperfections and some areas of tarnish and wear to the gilding. The base panel is slightly bent inwards and has come away slightly from one edge of the foot, otherwise in good condition.

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