清 銅鎏金四臂觀音坐像 Qing Dynasty period. The four armed bodhisattva (Shadakshari) seated in vajra paryankasana on a double-lotus throne, the primary hands in anjali mudra, the secondary left hand holding a lotus and the secondary right hand in vitarka mudra, wearing the bodhisattva jewelry and the pointed crown, face cold gilted, with conical ushnisha topped with a buddha head, base unsealed. Height: 8 6/8 in (22.2 cm) Length: 6 in (15.2 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm) 四臂觀⾳⼜稱“六字觀⾳”，是藏傳佛教⼤悲觀⾳的主尊，代表⼤悲、⼤智、⼤⼒，四臂寓意是慈、悲、喜、舍四⽆量，是密乘⾏者修⼼的法⻔。與⽂殊菩薩，⾦剛⼿菩薩合稱“三部怙主”，也是雪域⻄藏的守護神。此尊頭束⾼髮髻，戴五葉冠飾，冠結橫出，繒帶向上翻捲。 ⾯龐⽅正，五官清秀，上身軀體挺拔，胸飾瓔珞，帔帛繞肩⽽下，⾃然垂落在台座兩側。主臂⼆⼿在胸前合⼗，後⼆臂在身後⾼舉，左⼿念珠遺失，右⼿持蓮花，腰間系寶帶，著寬鬆⻓裙，雙腿結跏趺端坐，下承雙層蓮台，蓮花瓣飽滿⽽修⻓，整尊造像鎏⾦濃郁，背部挺拔，身姿優美，⽐例精準⽽不僵化，部分鑲嵌松⽯，珊瑚，華麗唯美。