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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown seated in rajalilasana, with right wrist supported by the bent knee, and left arm resting atop a three-legged arm rest with curved legs issuing from lion masks and with coiled tips at the ends of the upper rim, with a bead held between the thumb and index finger of the right hand, wearing elaborate inlaid beaded jewelry, loose layered robes and a cowl with foliate scroll borders
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown seated in rajalilasana, with right wrist supported by the bent knee, and left arm resting atop a three-legged arm rest with curved legs issuing from lion masks and with coiled tips at the ends of the upper rim, with a bead held between the thumb and index finger of the right hand, wearing elaborate inlaid beaded jewelry, loose layered robes and a cowl with foliate scroll borders
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Japanese private collection.