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A GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE
OF A BODHISATTVA

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

The fgure is shown standing in tribangha on a lotus base raised on an integral
stand, with a kamandula held in the pendent right hand and a willow branch
held in the raised left hand, and wearing a bead necklace, a long garment
folded over on the hips, a long trailing scarf and a ribbon-hung headdress.
The head is backed by a fame-form aureole with open nimbus center.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) high

$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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