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15 A MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING BODHISATTVA
NORTHERN ZHOU / SUI DYNASTY
ࡄক 䮸 ๔⤳ⴠ䰂㤖㫖⿸
the deity carved standing, grasping a bottle held in the lowered proper left hand, richly adorned with an
intricately detailed diadem of twisted, beaded, and jeweled strands encircling the lobed double-chignon piled
high on the top of the head, the peaceful face with broadly arched brows and downcast, lidded eyes, the body
elegantly attired in a dhoti and long shawl embellished with ornate jewelry comprising multiple strands of
necklaces and luxurious chains extending large pendants and crossed in front and behind the waist, the looped
strands over the body joined by rosettes, overall with traces of gilt, red, and green pigments, supported on a
lotus-petal carved base, stand (2)
Height 33¾ in., 88 cm
$ 400,000-600,000
PROVENANCE ҳ⎽
Acquired prior to September 1952. 䈩1952Ꭱ9ᰵݺ
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). ट㦯㟙ɀ⧷㗜̶̓喍1978Ꭱ䕊喎ᩣ㫼
LITERATURE ܧ❵
‘Oak Park Resident Keeps Priceless ȦOak Park Resident Keeps Priceless
Collection of Oriental Art in Bomb Shelter’, Collection of Oriental Art in Bomb Shelterȧ喑
Chicago Tribune, 7th September 1952, part Ȩ㟊ߍ䀃෴൞ȩ喑1952Ꭱ9ᰵ7ᬒ喑䘕III喑䴮1
III, p. 1.
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