A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'BODHISATTVA' GROUP

Lot 72
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 15 000
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Lot 72 | A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'BODHISATTVA' GROUP
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£ 6 000 – 10 000
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'BODHISATTVA' GROUP

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

The bodhisattva is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base supported on a lotus stem rising from a shaped base incised with waves, and with hands held in dharmachakramudra. The bejewelled figure wears a dhotii and a scarf draped in loose folds over the shoulders. The hair is upswept into a top knot below a five-point tiara. The central figure is flanked by the smaller bodhisattvas Manjushri and Vajrapani, holding a sword and vajra respectively.

5 ½ in. (14.2 cm.) high

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