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AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE SEATED LUOHAN FIGURES

Lot 2891
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 24 450 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763444
Lot 2891 | AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE SEATED LUOHAN FIGURES
Estimate value
HKD 12 000 000 – 18 000 000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE SEATED LUOHAN FIGURESYUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 13TH-15TH CENTURYEach figure is superbly cast, one wearing a monastic robe crossed at the chest and secured above the waist with a bowed drawstring and falling in naturalistic foldsaround the protruding feet, the hands raised in abhaya and varada mudras, the face witha calm and serene expression, the interior is inscribed zuo si, ‘left four’. The otherwith a more pronounced cranium, wearing long robes ranging from one shoulder and wound around the upper waist leaving the chest bare, the hands in similar mudras,the interior inscribed you si, ‘right four’.33 1⁄4 in. (85 cm) and 33 1⁄2 in. (87.6 cm.) high, respectively Provenance Offered at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 September 1992, lot 896A & J Speelman Ltd. Oriental Art, London, 1 April 1998
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Yuan dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
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