Lot Essay
This iconographic form of Vairocana is extremely rare; compare another Liao example in A & J Speelman, An Exhibition of Buddhist Works of Art, 1998, cat. no. 5, p. 12f.
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THAILAND AND SOUTHWESTERN CHINA
The Property of a Gentleman
A Rare Bronze Figure of Vairocana
SOUTHWESTERN CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
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A Rare Bronze Figure of Vairocana
Southwestern China, Liao Dynasty, circa 10th Century
Seated on a lotus base over a waisted circular stand supported by four cabriole legs, wearing a long flowing robe draped across both shoulders, his arms raised above his head with his index fingers touching the base of his ushnisha, partly covered with a silvery green patina and with some gilding overall remaining
6 in. (15.1 cm.) high
Southwestern China, Liao Dynasty, circa 10th Century
Seated on a lotus base over a waisted circular stand supported by four cabriole legs, wearing a long flowing robe draped across both shoulders, his arms raised above his head with his index fingers touching the base of his ushnisha, partly covered with a silvery green patina and with some gilding overall remaining
6 in. (15.1 cm.) high