A RARE CIZHOU PAINTED FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY

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A RARE CIZHOU PAINTED FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
Avalokitesvara shown seated in rajalilasana atop a waisted rectangular plinth, wearing a jeweled necklace, a long scarf over the shoulders and a dhoti tied at the waist, the face delicately detailed below a crown centered by the figure of Amitabha Buddha, painted in brown and russet on a cream slip under a clear glaze
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A comparable cizhou painted figure of a kneeling Buddhist attendant, from the Song/Jin dynasty, is illustrated by A. du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, New Jersey, 1984, p. 75, no. 6.

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