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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING
FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)
The fgure is shown standing on a low lotus plinth with right hand pendent
at the side and a willow branch held in the raised left hand, wearing a bead
necklace, scarves draped around the torso and arms, and a ribbon-hung
crown. A pierced tab projects from the back of the head.
3¬ in. (9.2 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.
隋 鎏金銅觀音菩薩立像
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