ID 718629
Lot 768 | A POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY
The standing bodhisattva wears sweeping robes decorated in colorful shades of red, orange, and green with highlights in gilt, and is holding a floral stem with both hands. The delicate facial features are set in a serene expression and the hair is arranged in a topknot.
22 1⁄2 in. (57.2 cm.) high, acrylic stand
Provenance
Alan Priest (1898-1969) Collection.
Robert H. Ellsworth (1929-2014) Collection, New York.
Literature
Nicholas Grindley, November 2005, cat. no. 1.
Exhibited
On loan: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, L57.47.1.
| 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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