ID 718723
Lot 740 | A GILT-BRONZE 'SEVEN BUDDHAS' VOTIVE GROUP
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The ornament depicts the Seven Buddhas of the Past seated in a fan-shaped arrangement created by the open framework of lotus tendrils and buds issuing from a leaf.
4 5⁄8 in. (11.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box and lacquered wood stand
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 30 October 1985.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| 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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