ID 718809
Lot 775 | A LARGE MONGOLIAN EMBROIDERY OF A BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Embroidered in satin stitch, the panel depicts a standing bodhisattva wearing flowing robes and holding a bowl containing fruit and a coral branch, with each foot set on a large lotus flower, all against a mountainous landscape. The figure wears hair piled high behind a lotus crown and falls in long locks that cascade down the shoulders, all within brocade borders.
Panel: 49 1⁄8 x 24 1⁄2 in. (124.7 cm. x 61.7 cm.)
With borders: 76 1⁄8 x 40 1⁄2 in. (193.4 x 103 cm.)
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| 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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