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A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE
OF MAITREYA
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Maitreya Buddha is shown seated with feet pendent and with right hand
raised in abhayamudra while the left rests on the left knee in varadamudra.
A pierced tab for attachment projects from the back of the body.
3æ in. (9.5 cm.) high, gilt-wood stand
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.
唐 鎏金銅彌勒佛坐像
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