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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 609
AN INK PAINTING ON SILK OF MAHASTAMAPRAPTA , MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD
AN INK PAINTING ON SILK OF MAHASTAMAPRAPTA
MING DYNASTY
明 大勢至菩薩坐像 設色絹本 裝框
finely painted, the bodhisattva seated on an elaborate lotus throne and pedestal base, with a festooned canopy
overhead overlapping with voluminous clouds, the deity's long blue tresses outfitted with a headdress centered by a stylized om
medallion, the delicately wrought raised hand holding a decorated ruyi scepter, the body adorned with luxuriant jewelry and
patterned robes, and radiating luminous mandorlas, raised on a finely embellished blossoming lotus further supported by a tiered
pedestal buttressed by a pair of attendant guardians, mounted and framed
Height 55½ in., 141 cm; Width 25¾ in., 65.4 cm
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