CHINA, JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

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A PAINTED AND GILT-DECORATED WOOD FIGURE OF A STANDING BODHISATTVA
CHINA, JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The figure shown standing dressed in heavy robes draped over both shoulders and adorned with a necklace, the face with pursed lips and downcast eyes, the wavy locks of hair tied in a topknot
22 7/8 in. (58.1 cm.) high

Provenance

By repute Alan Priest (1898-1969), New York.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1968.
Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in 1982.

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Lot Essay

Compare the painted wood figure of a bodhisattva dated to the Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century, of similar size and wearing similarly depicted drapery, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, sold at Christie’s New York, 18 March 2009, lot 362.

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