LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)

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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)
Shown standing on a rectangular plinth with hands held in dharmacakra mudra, wearing long layered robes falling in crisp folds and draped around the bare chest, the face with finely cast, crisp features below the un-gilded hair, with a tiny tab projecting from the back and the remains of a tab on the lower robes, the front and back of the plinth inscribed with inscriptions
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar but taller (19 cm.) gilt-bronze figure of standing Buddha dated to the Liao dynasty is illustrated in Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Buddhist Statues in Overseas Collections, vol. 7, Beijing, 2005, p. 1292.

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