A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)

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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618)
The figure is shown standing on a low lotus plinth with right hand pendent at the side and a willow branch held in the raised left hand, wearing a bead necklace, scarves draped around the torso and arms, and a ribbon-hung crown. A pierced tab projects from the back of the head.
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.

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