ID 718757
Lot 749 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)
The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on an elevated lotus base, with his right hand held in abhayamudra and left hand in varadamudra, wearing a simple loose robe open at the front to reveal his chest.
4 3⁄4 in. (12 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 November 1990.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Liao 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: | Liao 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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