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POSSIBLY TANG DYNASTY
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A RARE CLAY FIGURE OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
POSSIBLY TANG DYNASTY
Possibly from Xinjiang province, the solid figure modeled as Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a green-painted cloth with hands clasped atop his right knee, wearing a long red cloak scored with parallel folds, the face with traces of gilding and red pigment, the hair textured in imitation of curls around a small usnisa, with further traces of gilding on the legs, the back plain
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
POSSIBLY TANG DYNASTY
Possibly from Xinjiang province, the solid figure modeled as Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a green-painted cloth with hands clasped atop his right knee, wearing a long red cloak scored with parallel folds, the face with traces of gilding and red pigment, the hair textured in imitation of curls around a small usnisa, with further traces of gilding on the legs, the back plain
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
In the United States prior to 1977.
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