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ANOTHER PROPERTY
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A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY OR LATER
The fgure is shown seated in padmasana with the legs and feet covered by the draped robe except for
one toe. The right hand is raised in abhaya mudra while the left hand rests in the lap. The face has a serene
expression delineated by fnely arched brows below the hair dressed in tight snail curls that also cover the
ushnisha. The stone is now a warm pale grey color with creamy-beige encrustations on the back and in the
hollow of the right arm.
13æ in. (35 cm.) high, wood stand
$20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1970.
北齊/隋或以後 石雕佛坐像
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