ID 718783
Lot 743 | A RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Cast standing on top of a circular base, the bodhisattva is shown with right arm raised and left arm extending down and holding a long-necked bottle. The figure is clothed in diaphanous robes knotted below the navel and bedecked with chains, originally inset with jewels. A tab for attaching the mandorla protrudes from the upper back.
8 5⁄8 in. (21.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Kaikodo, New York, 1996.
Literature
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 1996, no. 61.
Exhibited
New York, Kaikodo, 1996.
| 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 |
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