A Chinese carved wooden figure of Bodhisattva
Ming Period
seated in lalitasana on a Buddist lion, her hands in dhyana and abhaya mudra, her serene face with downcast eyes and gentle smile framed by pendulous ear lobes, her hair piled into an elaborate coif behind a tiara carved with a tiny Amitabha Buddha, wearing a long flowing robe open at the chest to reveal a beaded necklace, the whole on a carved lotus pedestal base, traces of blue, white and red pigment, 60cm wide 30cm deep 84cm high
seated in lalitasana on a Buddist lion, her hands in dhyana and abhaya mudra, her serene face with downcast eyes and gentle smile framed by pendulous ear lobes, her hair piled into an elaborate coif behind a tiara carved with a tiny Amitabha Buddha, wearing a long flowing robe open at the chest to reveal a beaded necklace, the whole on a carved lotus pedestal base, traces of blue, white and red pigment, 60cm wide 30cm deep 84cm high
Estimate:
AU$ 6,000 - 8,000
£3,600 - 4,900
US$ 5,700 - 7,600
£3,600 - 4,900
US$ 5,700 - 7,600
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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James Hendy
Bonhams
Work
76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
WorkTel:
+61 2 8412 2220
FaxFax: +61 2 9475 4110
Specialist
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
Dalia Stanley
Bonhams
Work
76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
WorkTel:
+61 2 8412 2221
FaxFax: +61 2 9475 4110
Specialist
-
Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana