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TWO MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES ߢ 㛵㕹㘌⬳Ⲭ⼇ὊӏՉͬ
OF BODHISATTVAS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) Ϝᬜ
֨Բ⟞⻒㩉䢲ᖥ̺䢲Նⳉᑞ ໝ͠ע

Both figures are modelled seated with one knee bent upwards above a ⮏㙼
double-lotus pedestal, one bodhisattva holding a precious vase in his left Ǘˮ४Ț๼⩍Ĝ֨Բ⟞⻒㩉ⳉި⚛拚ǘ ᖥ̺䢲 ໝ䢲ॱḛ ⴽ
hand, the other holding a willow twig in his right hand.
2 º in. (5.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box (2)
HK$180,000-250,000 US$24,000-32,000
PROVENANCE
Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, acquired prior to 1989
LITERATURE
Ancient Chinese Arts in The Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, no. 347

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