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BRONZE, CLOISONNÉ, AND METALWORK

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE CROWNED
BODHISATTVA BUDAI
Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century The monk wearing a crown cast with
The four-armed deity seated dhyanasana on depictions of the five Dhyani Buddhas and
a double lotus plinth wearing a five-peaked attired in open robes revealing his corpulent
crown, elaborate jewelry, shoulder scarf and physique as he sits in the posture of royal
dhoti with delicately incised bands along ease with a mala hanging from his right hand
the hem, his principal right hand held palm- while his left hand grasps an unusual tassel
upward and drilled to hold an attribute that like object.
is now lost, his principal left hand also held 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high
palm-upward and resting on his lap (gilt
worn, finger and base plate replaced). $1,500 - 2,500

$3,000 - 5,000 PROPERTY FROM A BAY AREA PRIVATE
COLLECTOR
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GUANYIN
Ming dynasty A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DAKINI
18th/19th century
Dressed in an openwork crown fronted with a The wrathful three-eyed, four-armed, fanged
seated figure of Amitabha, elaborate beaded female protector nude but for elaborate
jewelry and layered garments falling in jewelry and a lengthy garland and diadem
graceful folds around the right hand holding a of flowers, standing in a one-footed dancing
vase and the left hand held in vitarka mudra posture upon a supine nude human figure
as she sits dhyanasana on a lotus support cast to a semi-circular plinth, the exterior
(traces of gilt lacquer). surfaces displaying traces of puja powder.
12in (30.5cm) high 7in (18cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000 $1,500 - 2,000

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