Lot Essay
A very similar group, dated to the Liao dynasty (AD 916-1115), which comes from a Yuan dynasty site in Beijing, is illustrated by Han Yong in Buddhist Statues I, Beijing, 1999, pp. 64-65, no. 26.
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LIAO-YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-14TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE GILT-BRONZE MINIATURE BUDDHIST VOTIVE GROUP
LIAO-YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-14TH CENTURY
The central figure of Shakyamuni Buddha is flanked by two bodhisattvas, all on lotus bases supported by the tripartite lotus stem that rises from the central hexagonal base which is attached to two similar flanking bases on which stand disciples. All are backed by openwork aureoles.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
LIAO-YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-14TH CENTURY
The central figure of Shakyamuni Buddha is flanked by two bodhisattvas, all on lotus bases supported by the tripartite lotus stem that rises from the central hexagonal base which is attached to two similar flanking bases on which stand disciples. All are backed by openwork aureoles.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anna Ilsley Ball Kneeland (1865-1955), New York, acquired 1918-1931, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
On loan: Yale University Art Gallery, 1955 to April 2014.
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