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TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown standing on a lotus plinth raised on a leafy stem, with a willow branch held in the raised right hand and a kamandalu ('holy water' bottle) pendent from the left hand, and wearing long trailing scarves and a crown centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha. The head is surrounded by an openwork aureole bordered in flames, and the whole is fitted into a lotus raised on a four-legged rectangular stand with open sides.
3 5/8 in. (9 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown standing on a lotus plinth raised on a leafy stem, with a willow branch held in the raised right hand and a kamandalu ('holy water' bottle) pendent from the left hand, and wearing long trailing scarves and a crown centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha. The head is surrounded by an openwork aureole bordered in flames, and the whole is fitted into a lotus raised on a four-legged rectangular stand with open sides.
3 5/8 in. (9 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.