A RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

Lot 743
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 296 100
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
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Lot 743 | A RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
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$ 50 000 – 70 000
A RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

Cast standing on top of a circular base, the bodhisattva is shown with right arm raised and left arm extending down and holding a long-necked bottle. The figure is clothed in diaphanous robes knotted below the navel and bedecked with chains, originally inset with jewels. A tab for attaching the mandorla protrudes from the upper back.

8 5⁄8 in. (21.2 cm.) high







Provenance

Kaikodo, New York, 1996.





Literature

Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 1996, no. 61.





Exhibited

New York, Kaikodo, 1996.
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