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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A WHITE MARBLE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
CHINA, NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)
Details
A WHITE MARBLE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
CHINA, NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)
Shown holding a conch shell in the raised right hand, the pendent left hand holding an ambrosia bottle, the headdress embellished with flowers, and the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, with a petal-shaped nimbus behind the head
17 ¾ in. (45.1 cm.) high, wood stand
CHINA, NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)
Shown holding a conch shell in the raised right hand, the pendent left hand holding an ambrosia bottle, the headdress embellished with flowers, and the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, with a petal-shaped nimbus behind the head
17 ¾ in. (45.1 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 1982.
The Irving Collection, no. 830.
The Irving Collection, no. 830.