Lot 2886
2886
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA
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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA

MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva is shown seated on a lotus base with hands held in vitarka mudra, and wearing a tassel-hung beaded necklace and layered robes. The hair is worn in knotted tresses falling across the shoulders and drawn up in a topknot. The foliate crown is centered by an amphora.
15 1⁄2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
Provenance
A North American Private Collection, by repute
Sold at Christie’s New York, 13-14 September, 2012, lot 1267

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Lot Essay

The foliate crown of the present figure is centered by an amphora, which identifies the figure as Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta. The face, especially with the soft brows and the rounded cheeks and chin, resembles several figures dated to the Chenghua period, including lot 2825 in the current sale, a bronze figure of Manjushri dated the first year of the Chenghua reign (1465), and a lacquered-wood figure of Avalokitesvara dated 10th year of the Chenghua reign (1475) offered at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November, 2020, lot 3014.

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