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A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A PROVENANCE
MONK Japanese Private Collection (by repute).
SONG DYNASTY
$ 8,000-12,000
cast standing on a lotus base, the hands ҂ ზཾɛͭ྅
clasped together at the center of the chest, the
body draped in robes falling rhythmically from Ը๕
the left shoulder, the face with pronounced ˚͉ӷɛϗᔛෂ
cheekbones and brow under a shaved head, the
bronze oxidized with malachite encrustations
throughout, metal stand (2)
Height 5⅜ in., 13.7 cm
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