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Property from Another Owner
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A large gilt lacquered bronze figure of a Bodhisattva
Ming dynasty
Possibly depicting Mahasthamaprapta as suggested by the kalasha on the front of the foliate
crown that encircles his topknot, the deity also attired in pendant jewels and flowing robes
as he sits dhyanasana with the right hand raised in the karanamudra, the surfaces showing
remains of gilt lacquer and colored pigments.
23in (58.4cm) high
$50,000 - 70,000
See two similar bronze figures, with little polychrome surface remaining and of smaller
dimensions, Denise Patry Leidy, Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010, A56 and A5, p.183 (12.37.160 and 12.37.161), both
dated 15th-16th century.

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