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A LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED?BODHISATTVA

Lot 3017
29.11.2022 13:30UTC +08:00
Classic
Sold
HKD 693 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 861984
Lot 3017 | A LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED?BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
HKD 300 000 – 500 000
A LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED?BODHISATTVA

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The figure is shown seated in?dhyanasana?with right hand positioned above the left hand, and wearing a beaded necklace and scarves over layered robes that have a draped neckline and are gathered at the waist and on the upper arms. There is a circular hollow in the forehead for an inlaid?urna, and the hair is pulled up into a tall topknot and is worn in knotted tresses that fall onto the shoulders. A cavity in the back has a rectangular cover, and the back is carved in low relief with a four-character inscription, Wenshu?pusa; the first two characters on the body above the cover, and the second two characters on the cover, where a later additional inscription that identifies the figure as Wenshu is written in black and dated to the second year of Jiaqing (1798). There are traces of red and green pigment.

421/2 in. (108 cm.) high





Provenance

Fong Chow (1923-2012) Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1966

Sold at Christie’s New York, 21-22 March 2013, lot 1196
Medium:Wood
Historical era:Ming dynasty
Genre:Religious genre
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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