A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

Lot 2929
30.05.2024 10:30UTC +08:00
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ID 1214768
Lot 2929 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
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HKD 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
NEPAL OR TIBET, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
11 in. (28 cm.) high




Provenance

Christian Humann (d. 1981), New York, before 1965, named the Pan-Asian Collection by 1977
Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired by 1983
Christie's New York, 21 September 2007, lot 173



Literature

P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals: A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, 1977, p. 169, cat. no. 98
P. Pal, The Arts of Nepal, Volume 1: Sculpture, 1978, fig. no. 175



Exhibited

The Sensuous Immortals: A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 25 October 1977 – 15 January 1978
Seattle Art Museum, 9 March – 23 April 1978
Denver Art Museum 26 May – 30 July 1978
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, 15 September – 29 October, 1978
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