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TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF MAITREYA
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Maitreya Buddha is shown seated with feet pendent and with right hand raised in abhayamudra while the left rests on the left knee in varadamudra. A pierced tab for attachment projects from the back of the body.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, later gilt-wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Maitreya Buddha is shown seated with feet pendent and with right hand raised in abhayamudra while the left rests on the left knee in varadamudra. A pierced tab for attachment projects from the back of the body.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high, later gilt-wood stand
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.