ID 726879
Lot 255 | A GILT-BRONZE SCULPTURE OF BHAISHAJYAGURU (YAKSA YEORAE), BUDDHA OF HEALING
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Solid cast, with right arm raised in the abhayamudra, or the gesture of fulfilling the vow, and holding in the left hand the medicine bowl identifying the figure as the Buddha of Healing, the gilding on the body and back rich and bright; residue of mounting pegs at the back of the head and waist
2 1⁄8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Japanese collection, prior to 1994, and thence by descent within the family
| Medium: | Gilded bronze |
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| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Korea, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Medium: | Gilded bronze |
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| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Korea, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
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