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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A
BODHISATTVA
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

The fgure is seated in dhyanasana on a
circular base with his right hand raised in
vitarkamudra and holding a lotus stem, and
the left at the lap holding a bowl. He is
dressed in a billowing dhoti with foliate-
incised hems and adorned with various
jewelry and fowing sashes. The face is
held in a benevolent expression, with the
hair arranged in a tall chignon with locks
escaping down the shoulders, all secured by
a foliate tiara.
6√ in. (17.5 cm.) high

$20,000-30,000

明十六/十七世紀 銅鎏金菩薩坐像

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