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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 in tribangha on a waisted double lotus base holding a kamandalu ('holy water' bottle) pendent from the right hand and a willow branch in the raised left hand, and wearing bead necklaces, long scarves that trail down the sides of the body and a ribbon-hung crown centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha. An attachment tab projects from the back.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm. ) high, gilt-wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown standing in tribangha on a waisted double lotus base holding a kamandalu ('holy water' bottle) pendent from the right hand and a willow branch in the raised left hand, and wearing bead necklaces, long scarves that trail down the sides of the body and a ribbon-hung crown centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha. An attachment tab projects from the back.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm. ) high, gilt-wood stand
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.