ID 726988
Lot 256 | A GILT-BRONZE SCULPTURE OF BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 9 000
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Solid cast, the slender figure ornamented with a garland necklace across the neck and torso and drapery flowing in long, looping pleats from the waist and with remainders of further drapery that originally enwrapped the arms and that ends in an upward sweep above the feet, the head cast with a raised crown, the reverse side of the head with a mounting peg
5 1⁄2 in. (14 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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