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ANOTHER PROPERTY AN ENQUIRING EYE: PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
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A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA A FINELY CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125) LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)
The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on an elevated lotus base, with The face is carved with a small mouth and half-lidded eyes below elegant
his right hand held in vitarkamudra and left hand in an open gesture, wearing a brows and finely coiffed hair. The elaborate crown is decorated in the center
simple loose robe open at the front to reveal the chest. with lotus scroll and surrounded by petal motifs.
3Ω in. (9 cm.) high, Japanese wood box 19 in. (48.3 cm.) high, metal stand

$10,000-15,000 $25,000-35,000
PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Nara, 1970s. J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 5 January 2000.

顯赫私人珍藏
遼 銅佛小坐像
遼 石灰岩菩薩頭像
來源:
私人珍藏, 奈良, 1970年間 來源:
藍理捷, 紐約, 2000年1月5日
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