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A LARGE INLAID GILT-BRONZE
FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the deity cast standing, flanked by luxuriant
blossoms and foliage at each shoulder,
the stems curling down into the palms, in
vitarka and varada mudras, a five-leaf diadem
encircling the elaborate jatamukata, ornate
jewelry adorning the body and set with coral
and turquoise, celestial sashes unfurling over
the arms, a foliate-bordered dhoti draped over
the hips and legs in tiers, all supported by a
double-lotus base with chased embellishments
to the petals
Height 17¾ in., 45 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Hubert Rogeau (b. 1928), acquired
in Montreal in the 1950s-1970s.
$ 20,000-30,000

清十八世紀 銅鎏金嵌寶菩薩
793
立像
來源
Hubert Rogeau (1928年生) 收藏，於1950至
1970年代之間得於蒙特利爾

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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK CITY PRIVATE
COLLECTOR
A GILT-LACQUER BRONZE FIGURE
OF WEN CHANG
MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH
CENTURY
the Daoist patron saint of scholars depicted
frontally facing and seated, holding a tablet with
both hands before the chest, the official’s cap
and voluminous robes all once covered in gilt-
lacquer, the face and hands cast in gilt-bronze,
supported by a wood base (2)
Height 16½ in., 42 cm
$ 20,000-30,000

明十六 / 十七世紀 銅漆金文昌
帝君坐像

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