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1224 A WHITE MARBLE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
CHINA, NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)

Shown holding an object, possibly a lotus bud, in the raised right hand,
the pendent left hand holding an ambrosia bottle, the headdress
embellished with fowers, and the face with a serene expression and
downcast eyes, with a petal-shaped nimbus behind the head
17æ in. (45.1 cm.) high, wood stand
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 1982.
The Irving Collection, no. 830.
北齊/隋 大理石雕菩薩立像

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