A Rare Small Gilt-Bronze Seated Figure

SUI/EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY

Details

A Rare Small Gilt-Bronze Seated Figure
Sui/early Tang dynasty, 6th-7th century
Seated on a square base with right leg bent, right hand raised and left hand holding a cup-shaped ladle with long curved handle atop the raised left knee, with a shallow circular container in the right front corner, wearing a long-sleeved robe belted at the waist, his hair dressed in two topknots, with a pierced tab projecting from the underside
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high overall, fitted wood box, wood stand

Provenance

Acquired in December 1989.

Lot Essay

The elongated arms, casting of the face and simple treatment of the robes of the present figure are similar to a gilt-bronze figure of Buddha dated to the Sui dynasty, which is the main figure in an altar group illustrated by S. Matsubara, Chugoku Bukkyo Chokokushi, Japan, 1995 reprint, vol. II, pls. 513-520.

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