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PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH COLLECTOR
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD
FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
seated in lalitasana, the right hand lowered
in varada mudra and the left positioned on
the side, wearing a dhoti and a loose shawl
over the shoulder, adorned with bejewelled
necklaces to the chest and around the waist,
the face with a benevolent expression with
downcast eye, crowned with a tiara, the hair
gathered in a high chignon, all supported
on a matched lotus base densely decorated
with overlapping layers of lotus petals and an
individual lotus issuing from the base
(2)
Height 35.8 cm, 14⅛ in.
£ 25,000-35,000
HK$ 245,000-342,000 US$ 31,200-43,700
清康熙 漆金木菩薩坐像

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