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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'BODHISATTVA' GROUP PROVENANCE:
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Acquired in Germany before 1989
The bodhisattva is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base
supported on a lotus stem rising from a shaped base incised with waves, and 重要歐洲私人珍藏
with hands held in dharmachakramudra. The bejewelled figure wears a dhotii
and a scarf draped in loose folds over the shoulders. The hair is upswept into 明十六/十七世紀 銅鎏金三尊佛像
a top knot below a five-point tiara. The central figure is flanked by the smaller 來源:
bodhisattvas Manjushri and Vajrapani, holding a sword and vajra respectively. 於1989年前購自德國
5 1/2 in. (14.2 cm.) high
£6,000-10,000 US$7,700-13,000
€6,600-11,000
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