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A BRASS FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA The bronze compares favorably to a smaller example of the same
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH/11TH CENTURY subject from Jhewari in Northeastern India, attributed to the second
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61775 half of the 10th century (Ray, Eastern Indian Bronzes, Bombay, 1986,
9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) high no.225). The present sculpture’s patterned textiles, lithe modelling, and
fine jewelry are exemplary of the refined casting exhibited by late Pala
HKD150,000 - 200,000 sculpture, ranging between the 10th and 12th centuries. An earlier,
9th-century Pala example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a
good contrast, with its relative simplicity (1987.142.347). Most likely
印度東北部 帕拉時期 十/十一世紀 菩薩銅像 representing the Great Bodhisattva of Loving Kindness, Maitreya, the
Bodhisattva rests languidly with a sweet and confident gaze.
Provenance
Benny Rustenburg, Hong Kong, 20 June 2000
Private European Collection
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