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A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A
BODHISATTVA LITERATURE:
SWAT VALLEY OR KASHMIR, 9TH-10TH CENTURY P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast
Seated in dhyanasana on a throne supported by lions over a lotus base, holding a waterpot Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,
in the lower proper left hand, with a lotus blossoming at the proper left shoulder, the Chicago, 1997, p. 136, cat. no. 176.
other hands spread around him in various mudras, the face with copper-inlaid lips and
silver-inlaid eyes surmounted by an ornate crown Traces of blue polychromy at the hair and cold gold at the
face and neck indicate that this unidentified bodhisattva was
5Ω in. (14 cm.) high
later absorbed into a Tibetan collection. It was also later
$10,000-15,000 incised with the Tibetan numeral “3” at the back of the
throne, indicating the position of the bronze within a larger
set.
PROVENANCE:
Spink and Son, Ltd., London, 6 June 1980.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
斯瓦特縣地區或喀什米爾 九/十世紀 銅嵌銀紅銅菩薩坐像
EXHIBITED:
The Art Institute of Chicago, “A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast 來源:
Spink and Son Ltd.，倫敦，1980年6月6日。
Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,” 2 August-26 October 1997,
cat. no. 176. 詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥。

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