TWO DEHUA FIGURES OF SAMANTABHADRA AND MANJUSHRI

Lot 1026
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 60 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 807612
Lot 1026 | TWO DEHUA FIGURES OF SAMANTABHADRA AND MANJUSHRI
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
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





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Imperial Oriental Art, New York.

Private collection, New York.
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