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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
TWO MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
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TWO MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Both figures are modelled seated with one knee bent upwards above a double-lotus pedestal, one bodhisattva holding a precious vase in his left hand, the other holding a willow twig in his right hand.
2 ¼ in. (5.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box (2)
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Both figures are modelled seated with one knee bent upwards above a double-lotus pedestal, one bodhisattva holding a precious vase in his left hand, the other holding a willow twig in his right hand.
2 ¼ in. (5.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box (2)
Provenance
Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, acquired prior to 1989
Literature
Ancient Chinese Arts in The Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, no. 347
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong