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6305        PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
                           6305
6306                       A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
6306 (inscription detail)  Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 15th/16th century
140 | BONHAMS              Cast standing square and dressed in flowing robes with long sleeves,
                           the hair swept up into a top knot with plaits looping around the
                           pendant earlobes, and framed with an elaborate crown, the hands
                           held in a mudra, the reverse with an opening
                           7 1/4in (18.5cm) high
                           US$1,000 - 1,500

                           6306
                           ANONYMOUS
                           A painting of Amita Buddha and attendants
                           Korean, Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 18th century
                           Ink, color and gold on silk of Amita (아미타 Amida) seated cross-legged
                           on a throne flanked by attendants Kannon (Gwanyeum관음 ) and Seishi
                           (Daeseji 세지), inscribed with the name of the monastery to which this
                           painting was donated Myohyangsan Pyungfwung am 묘향산병풍암 妙
                           香山屏風庵, dated (乾隆二年 건륭이년) (1737) and with a long list of
                           monks and donors
                           38 3/4 x 26 1/4in (98.2 x 66.7cm)
                           US$12,000 - 18,000
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