ID 1466648
Lot 898 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED AMITABHA BUDDHA
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The base is engraved with a six-character inscription reading Wang Wenli Hao shi zao (Made by Hao in the order of Wang Wenli).
7 ¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high, hardwood stand, cloth box
Provenance
An important Asian collection, acquired before 1993.
Literature
Chang Foundation, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, pp. 34-5, pl. 10.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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