A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI - photo 1

A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI

Lot 2871
30.11.2023 11:15UTC +08:00
Classic
Starting price
HKD 150 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 1076052
Lot 2871 | A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
Estimate value
HKD 150 000 – 200 000
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI

SIXTEEN KINGDOMS (AD 304-439)

3 1⁄4 in. (8.2 cm.) high





Provenance

Sold at Christie's London, 12 June 1989, lot 87

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, Contemplating the Divine – Fine Buddhist Art, 30 May 2018, lot 2851



Exhibited

University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Art & Imitation in China, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 2006, Catalogue, p. 277, no. 159

Christie’s Hong Kong, The Plum Ripens: Buddhist Art Along the Chinese Silk Road, 25-30 May 2023, Catalogue, no. 1
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Jin dynasty
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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