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Phone No.: (212) 461 6516 Contact Name: Jeff Olson Contact Email: [email protected] Site URL: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24202/ |
An extremely rare gilt bronze figure of a Buddha on a stand |
Silla dynasty (57 BCE-935 CE), 10th century 10 3/4in (27.5cm) high Cast with the hands in the 'gift granting' gesture (varadamudra), the long monastic robes knotted with a ribboned tie across the torso and cascading in rhythmic folds down the shoulders and over the legs, all supported on a separately cast lotus pedestal stand, the figure open to the reverse. With a Japanese fitted wood storage box |
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