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ANOTHER PROPERTY PROVENANCE
1409 Acquired in New York in 1995.
A RARE INSCRIBED BRONZE FIGURE OF KSITIGARBHA Ksitigarbha, known in China as Dayuan Dizang Pusa and in Japan as Jizo,
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY is a bodhisattva revered for his compassion for all beings, including those
who reside in the hell-realms. While in earlier eras, he was depicted as a
The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base traditional bodhisattva, by the Song dynasty, he was usually represented as a
on an octagonal platform with ruyi-shaped openworks. He holds a Buddhist monk with shaven head. He is often shown holding a wish-fulflling
jewel on his right hand and wears loosely draped robes that expose jewel (cintamani), as he is in the present example, and a monk’s staf.
the chest, which is spanned by necklaces. The separately cast lotus
base is incised with a dedicatory inscription bearing a cyclical date The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 581w51 is consistent with
renzi, corresponding to 1132, 1192, or 1252. the dating of this lot.
南宋 銅鎏金地藏菩薩坐像
6¬ in. (16.6 cm.) high
刻款：童丁德收贖地藏菩薩一軀為亡母徐大娘匯薦生�壬子嵗。
$8,000-12,000
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