CHINE, fin XIXème - XXème siècle Statuette of the bronze boddhisattva Avalokitesvara with eighteen arms, holding his attributes in each hand, his hands joined in anjali mudra (gesture of offering or homage), sitting in padmasana on a lotiform base. His eyes half-closed, his forehead adorned with the urna, and wearing his five-peaked crown. H. 22 cm. Oxidation, wear to the patina.