ID 963263
Lot 3087 | A CARVED LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT OF VIMALAKIRTI
Estimate value
HKD 800 000 – 1 200 000
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-535)
The lay practitioner is seated on a daybed, his right hand holding a fan, wearing a high Phrygian cap and flowing robe, his left hand resting on his lap.
14 1/2 in. (37 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978)
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, Junkunc: Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, 12 September 2018, lot 9
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Genre: | Religious genre |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Genre: | Religious genre |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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