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TWO SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS A similar pair of small Tang dynasty bodhisattva are illustrated in
Tang dynasty Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, no. 70. Another similar
One cast in a half-kneel, the left elbow resting on the raised left knee pair from the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, are illustrated in Ancient
and holding a stupa, the right hand resting on the right foot; the other Chinese Arts in The Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, no. 347, and
seated in lalitasana, the right elbow resting on the right knee, holding were sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 2715; and
a willow twig in the right hand, the left hand holding a vase; both another pair were sold at Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot
supported on a lotus throne, detachable from the stepped lotus-petal 1023.
base.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high
US$8,000 - 12,000
唐 鎏金銅供養菩薩像一對
Provenance
New York Art Market, 1980s, old invoice no. 17262
來源
20世紀80年代購於紐約
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