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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING
FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

The bodhisattva is shown standing in tribangha on a waisted lotus plinth with
stepped octagonal lower section, holding a willow branch in the raised right
hand and a kamandalu (`holy water’ bottle) pendent from the left hand, and
wearing a long bead necklace, and a tall crown. A pierced attachment tab
projects from the back of the head.
3Ω in. (8.9 cm.) high, gilt-wood stand

$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.

唐 鎏金銅觀音菩薩立像

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