A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA

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$ 5 000
Auction dateClassic
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 718534
Lot 773 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA

18TH CENTURY

The figure is shown seated on a double lotus base, gazing forwards with serene expression below the hair tied in a high chignon behind a five-pointed crown. The left hand is raised in vitarkamudra and the right hand rests palm up on the right knee in varadamudra. Each hand holds the stem of a flower which trails up to the shoulder.

7 5⁄8 in. (19.5 cm.) high

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