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A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
- TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

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A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Estimate
(Set Currency)
    $8,000 - $12,000

Sale Information

Sale 2405
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
25 March 2010
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Carved in high relief from the block of stone that forms the backing and the base, the figure shown standing atop a recumbent lion, with right hand held in front of the body and the left arm pendent at the side, wearing a shawl, long beaded necklaces and a dhoti folded over at the waist, the rounded face carved with small features, and the hair drawn up into a topknot behind a small crown
22½ in. (57.2 cm.) high

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Provenance

Acquired prior to 1977.

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