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129 A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
SUI / TANG DYNASTY
隋 / 唐 銅鎏金菩薩坐像
the deity seated with a single leg crossed over a pendent leg, one hand raised up, the other resting on the knee, the dhoti
and shawl draped over the shoulder and falling in natural folds around the contours of the body, adorned with an elaborate
necklace and jeweled earrings, the face bearing a contemplative expression, the round face framed by long tresses falling
across the shoulders, the figure seated on a round openwork stool further raised on a square openwork plinth, an openwork
flame mandorla clasped to the back
Height 6 in., 15 cm
$ 80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE 來源
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
130 JUNKUNC: ARTS OF ANCIENT CHINA
