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PROPERTY FROM THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE COLLECTIONS FUND
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
LATE MING, 17TH CENTURY
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
LATE MING, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with right hand raised in vitarka mudra, the left hand held in dhyana mudra above the lap, and wearing a jeweled necklace and layered robes, as well as an openwork foliate crown unusually centered by a kundika. The separate triangular gilt-lacquered base is cast with overlapping rows of lotus petals.
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high overall
LATE MING, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with right hand raised in vitarka mudra, the left hand held in dhyana mudra above the lap, and wearing a jeweled necklace and layered robes, as well as an openwork foliate crown unusually centered by a kundika. The separate triangular gilt-lacquered base is cast with overlapping rows of lotus petals.
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high overall
Provenance
Lewis N. Cotlow (1898-1987) Collection, New York and Florida.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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