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PROPERTY FROM THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE COLLECTIONS FUND
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated on a lotus throne with the primary hands in namaskara mudra and the secondary hands holding a lotus stem and a bead of a mala, and wearing inlaid beaded jewelery, a goat pelt over the left shoulder beneath a long scarf that is draped around the shoulders, and a five-point crown, that is tied with ribbons, that partially obscures the interlooped topknot surmounted by the head of Buddha. A da Ming Jiajing ernianzhi mark is engraved in a line on the back of the base.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated on a lotus throne with the primary hands in namaskara mudra and the secondary hands holding a lotus stem and a bead of a mala, and wearing inlaid beaded jewelery, a goat pelt over the left shoulder beneath a long scarf that is draped around the shoulders, and a five-point crown, that is tied with ribbons, that partially obscures the interlooped topknot surmounted by the head of Buddha. A da Ming Jiajing ernianzhi mark is engraved in a line on the back of the base.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Lewis N. Cotlow (1898-1987) Collection, New York and Florida.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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