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Asia Week New York

The Korean Aesthetic: The Collection of Robert W. Moore

Bonhams New York
580 Madison Avenue,
New York, USA
Mar 15, 2017


Detail: AUCTION
Wed March 15, 3pm

VIEWING
March 9–14, 10am–5pm

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
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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