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ࡥ ɽ ᄿ A CARVED AND INSCRIBED MARBLE BUDDHIST PANEL,
ଣ ᘌ TANG DYNASTY
ͩ ۬ the heavy marble plaque of rectangular form, carved in high relief and depicting the early life of the Buddha, incised in the upper

ᎉ ᑺ register with three characters reading Guangyancheng (Vaishali city), a holy place in Buddha's early life in Central India
43 by 37 cm
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ࠒ ྡ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 13th April 1993.
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̵ ྅ HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-89,500
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The present panel depicts Shakyamuni's first visit to the Indian city
of Vaishali, where several monkeys were able to be reborn as human
beings and advanced towards enlightenment by offering bowls
of honey to the Buddha. The Buddha is portrayed teaching under
a bodhi tree, symbolising the foretelling of his nirvana during the
second visit to the same city.

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