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A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMANTABHADRA

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
The small figure is cast seated on a lotus base in rajalilasana, the posture of royal ease, with
the left hand held in avakashamudra. The body is covered in long robes with the edges of
the sleeves flaring outward.
3Ω in. (8.4 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000

A closely related figure of similar size and also from the Song dynasty was in the collection
of Sato Gengen (1888-1963), sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, Chinese Art through the Eye of
Sakamoto Goro: Early Buddhist Bronzes, 5 October 2016, lot 3222.

宋 銅普賢菩薩坐像

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