A POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

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25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 768 | A POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
A POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

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.
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