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A BRONZE STELE OF SHAKYAMUNI 北魏熙平二年（517年） 銅釋迦
AND PRABHUTARATNA BUDDHA
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 多寶二佛並坐像
DATED XIPING SECOND YEAR, 銘文：
CORRESPONDING TO 517 熙平二年六月廿日徐伯都為居家精造像
一區供食
the two deities each seated in dhyanasana
against flaming mandorlas, cast in low relief
against a large peaked mandorla, the reverse 來源
with a large seated Buddha with the hands in 日本私人收藏，關西，二戰之前
dharmachakra mudra, all supported on a four-
legged base with dedicatory inscription dated
the second year of Xiping, corresponding to
517, wood stand, Japanese wood box (4)
height 10¼ in., 13.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Japanese private Collection, Kansai, prior to
World War II.
$ 12,000-15,000
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