TWO DEHUA FIGURES OF SAMANTABHADRA AND MANJUSHRI

Starting price
$ 60 000
Auction dateClassic
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -04:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
USA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 807612
Lot 1026 | TWO DEHUA FIGURES OF SAMANTABHADRA AND MANJUSHRI
TWO DEHUA FIGURES OF SAMANTABHADRA AND MANJUSHRI

LATE QING DYNASTY-REPUBLIC PERIOD, THE FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRA SIGNED XU YUNLIN

Each bodhisattva is seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal and wearing long flowing robes exposing an elaborate beaded necklace above a dhoti tied at the waist. Manjusri is shown riding on a Buddhist lion and holding a ruyi scepter. Samantabhadra is shown riding on an elephant and holding a scepter in the form of a lotus frond. Both are modeled with serene expressions beneath a crown that frames the long hair falling on the shoulders.

The taller: 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) high





Provenance

Imperial Oriental Art, New York.

Private collection, New York.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
22.09.2022 – 23.09.2022
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms