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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF BUDDHA
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Details
A GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF BUDDHA
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Cast half-figure with a recess extending from the back of the head to the heels, shown frontally with legs slightly separated beneath the scalloped hem of the robe, the legs indicated by long, oval areas of the undulating drapery, the left hand in the gesture of protection and the right in the gesture of explaining the Dharma, vitarkamudra; large mounting peg at the back of the legs
7 in. (17.8 cm) high
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Cast half-figure with a recess extending from the back of the head to the heels, shown frontally with legs slightly separated beneath the scalloped hem of the robe, the legs indicated by long, oval areas of the undulating drapery, the left hand in the gesture of protection and the right in the gesture of explaining the Dharma, vitarkamudra; large mounting peg at the back of the legs
7 in. (17.8 cm) high
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami