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Subject:early vietnam bronze zen buddhist abbot
Posted By: Gert Schroeder Wed, Jan 20, 2016 IP: 188.193.187.165
Several years I bought an antique bronze sculpture (18cm)
out of a very well known italian collection.
Being a friend of the vietnamese culture and art,I have a lot of art books.Nowhere, not in the internet, not in the vietnam museums, nor in private or public collections,i could find a
comparable item.
It is definitely of a good age,at least 18th century, but probably
16th/17th century and obviously a portrait of a adored zen abbot.Anybody here who knows a comparable piece or the name and period of this zen leader?
If there is somebody who has seen already a vietnamese zen
abbot bronze or painting of the 18th century or earlier,please tell me or, if wanted, I can send him/her photographies directly.
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early vietnam bronze zen buddhist abbot ( China & Japan ) - Gert Schroeder - Jan 20, 2016 (09:09 AM) 
