A gilt bronze figure of a bodhisattva
Tang dynasty
Cast seated in a pose of royal ease with the left leg pendant, the right hand raised and holding a small sacred jewel, the hair bound up into a prominent topknot and the lithe body clothed in a diaphanous garment falling in decorative folds to the front of the tall pedestal base ringed with lotus petals above an octagonal plinth, with projecting flanges to the back of the head and base.
4 3/4in (11.8cm) high
Cast seated in a pose of royal ease with the left leg pendant, the right hand raised and holding a small sacred jewel, the hair bound up into a prominent topknot and the lithe body clothed in a diaphanous garment falling in decorative folds to the front of the tall pedestal base ringed with lotus petals above an octagonal plinth, with projecting flanges to the back of the head and base.
4 3/4in (11.8cm) high
Sold for
US$ 12,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Compare to a figure of Avalokitesvara seated in a similar pose and with a similar stepped base that was sold at Sotheby's, New York, March 19, 2007, sale N08299, lot 737
Lot heading
Devotional Bronzes and Other Metalwork
Property from Various Owners
Property from Various Owners
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- PLEASE ANNOUNCE: Estimate should read: $10,000/15,000
Category: Asian Art
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