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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A MAGNIFICENT GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA
EARLY MING DYNASTY, LATE 14TH-15TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva is seated in rajalilasana, the posture of royal ease, with his right hand resting on his raised
knee and holding a bead, possibly the wish-granting jewel, cintamani, and the left hand resting on a
closed book. His hair is swept back into a topknot beneath the crown, and long plaits cascade down the
shoulders. The face has downcast eyes and a serene expression. The deity wears bracelets, earrings and a
beaded necklace. A shawl is draped over the shoulders and around the arms and his dhoti is tied in a bow
below the waist. The hems are fnely detailed with incised lotus heads on scrolling foliage.
14⅞ in (37.5 cm) high, excluding stand
£300,000-500,000 US$400,000-650,000
€350,000-580,000
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection.
With Eskenazi Ltd, London, 2000.
LITERATURE:
A Dealer's Hand, The Chinese Art World Through The Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, 2012, pl. 100,
p 215.

明初十四/十五世紀 鎏金銅菩薩坐像

來源: 2000年倫敦古董商埃斯卡納齊;私人珍藏

出版: 《A Dealer’s Hand, The Chinese Art World Through The Eyes of
Giuseppe Eskenazi》, 倫敦, 2012年, 圖100, 頁215

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