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SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (960-1368)
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A POLYCHROME WOOD CARVING OF SAMANTABHADRA ON AN ELEPHANT
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (960-1368)
The Buddhist deity is carved seated in lalitasana on a lotus throne supported by a caparisoned elephant on a rectangular base. The eyes are downcast and the hair is worn in a topknot beneath a crown. The robes are worn loosely draped and open at the chest to reveal a necklace. There are traces of red, green, blue and black pigment and gilt.
19 ½ in. (49.6 cm.) high
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (960-1368)
The Buddhist deity is carved seated in lalitasana on a lotus throne supported by a caparisoned elephant on a rectangular base. The eyes are downcast and the hair is worn in a topknot beneath a crown. The robes are worn loosely draped and open at the chest to reveal a necklace. There are traces of red, green, blue and black pigment and gilt.
19 ½ in. (49.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963 and 1980.
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