ID 718541
Lot 739 | A RARE PAINTED MARBLE BUDDHIST STELE
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY (AD 550-577)
The stele is carved with a central standing bodhisattva with his right hand raised in abhayamudra and left hand lowered, flanked by a pair of attendants, and a further pair of bodhisattvas, all below two intertwined bodhi trees backing the figures. The stele is supported on a rectangular base, carved on the front with a censer flanked by a pair of attendants and a pair of lions.
13 in. (33 cm.) high, padauk stand
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 23 November 1987.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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