A RARE PAIR OF PAINTED STUCCO FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS

A PAIR OF PAINTED STUCCO FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

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A PAIR OF PAINTED STUCCO FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The standing figures dressed in long flowing robes with wind-swept ends, their bare feet protruding from beneath the hems, one with hands hidden in the full sleeves, the other with hands held in namaskara mudra, the round faces modeled with a serene expression, with small mouths and heavily lidded eyes below gracefully arched brows and an urna, all beneath hair dressed in snail curls below a rounded usnisa, supported on a flat base and unfinished at the back, with traces of red and black pigments and gilding
21½ and 22 in. (54.6 and 55.9 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

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Lot Essay

These unusual figures appear to be related to, but are earlier in date, than the Ming dynasty stucco figures of similarly dressed bodhisattvas in the Shuanglin Temple, illustrated in Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Beijing, 1991, pl. 172. See, also, the closely related pair of stucco bodhisattvas, also of Yuan date, sold in these rooms, 21 September 2000, lot 199.

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