A LARGE DOLONOR AVALOKITESHVARAMongolia, Dolonor School, 18th century. Fire-gilt bronze with crowns, celestial bands and earrings executed in neatly incised and embossed copper repoussé, which is typical for this school. Some of the turquoise and coral inlays are still in place.Provenance: from an important Hungarian private collection. Acquired in Mongolia between 1950 and 1960. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Absolutely superb condition. The four crowns are all present although separately cast and therefore completely lost in most examples. All but two earrings are present as well. Three tips and two backside elements of the crowns and one attribute are lost. The base is also cast separately of bronze and still contains the original sacred offerings! The base plate is loose. The gold has some wear but is overall still well preserved. The repoussé adornments have developed some minor verdigris. Also, some of the original cold painting is still present as well.Weight: 2327.7 grams.Dimensions: Height 37 cm.The present work depicts Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Ekadashamukha with eleven heads for each of the cardinal and sub-cardinal directions (including zenith and nadir). This arresting iconographic form embodies Avalokiteshvara as a cosmic bodhisattva capable of universal compassion. The form rose to great prominence in the Qianlong period, with many, likely as the present example, being produced at the Dolonor ateliers to cater to the tremendous proliferation of Vajrayana temples.The ten lower heads represent the dasabhumi or ten stages of enlightenment, while the topmost head depicts the Buddha Amitabha. The Bodhisattva is portrayed standing with his principle hands in Anjali mudra. Amongst the attributes in his other hands are the Chintamani, bow and arrow, and a vessel with the elixir of immortality. The deity is dressed in a richly decorated gown with precious jewelry, wears ornate crowns and is framed by celestial bands. At the upper left shoulder is a deer fur.Compare with a closely related Dolonor-Scool Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Ekadashamukha form at Bonham’s New York, in ‘Chinese Works of Art’ September 12th, 2016, lot 8066.大型多倫淖爾觀音蒙古，多倫淖爾派，十八世紀。 銅鎏金造像頭上帶有冠、身披飃帶、耳環，綫條整齊，雕金，是多倫淖爾派的典型風格。一些綠松石和珊瑚鑲嵌仍然存在。來源：匈牙利私人收藏，1950至1960年購於蒙古，自此一直保存在一個家族中。品相：絕對優秀。四個王冠都還存在，雖然他們是分別鑄造，很多類似造像的王冠大多數丟失。 除了兩個耳環外，其他所有耳環都還存在。皇冠的三個頂端與背面兩個部件以及一個飾品丟失。 底座也是分開鑄造，仍然包含原始的神聖祭品！ 底板鬆動。 鎏金有一些磨損但整體仍然保存完好。 銅雕裝飾局部形成一些銅綠。 此外，一些原始的冷繪彩仍然存在。重量：2327.7 克尺寸：高 37 厘米