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EASTERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 534-550)
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING ATTENDANT BODHISATTVA
EASTERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 534-550)
The figure is shown wearing long, loose robes belted at the waist, with the left hand in abhaya mudra. The face has a serene expression and is backed by a petal-shaped nimbus decorated with flames. The figure is shown standing on a lotus base above a coiled dragon-form support, from which projects an attachment pin.
4 3⁄4 in. (12 cm.) high, hardwood stand, softwood box
EASTERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 534-550)
The figure is shown wearing long, loose robes belted at the waist, with the left hand in abhaya mudra. The face has a serene expression and is backed by a petal-shaped nimbus decorated with flames. The figure is shown standing on a lotus base above a coiled dragon-form support, from which projects an attachment pin.
4 3⁄4 in. (12 cm.) high, hardwood stand, softwood box
Provenance
Important private Japanese collection, prior to 1968, and thence by descent within the family.
Literature
Ancient Chinese Art - The Origin of Japanese Art, Kagawa, 1968, F9.
Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts, Gilt Bronze Buddha in Six Dynasties, Izumi, 1991, no. 110.
Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts, Gilt Bronze Buddha in Six Dynasties, Izumi, 1991, no. 110.
Exhibited
Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Hall, Ancient Chinese Art - The Origin of Japanese Art, Kagawa, 1968.
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