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UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
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A GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF BUDDHA
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Hollow cast, with oval aperture at the back of the head and long, oblong aperture along the back, shown standing on a triple lotus platform with hands in abhayamudra, the gesture of besowing protection, and varadamudra, the gesture of compassion, and in drapery falling in u-shaped folds on the torso and in longer, oblong lower folds giving an indication of the upper legs below
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm) high
UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY (8TH CENTURY)
Hollow cast, with oval aperture at the back of the head and long, oblong aperture along the back, shown standing on a triple lotus platform with hands in abhayamudra, the gesture of besowing protection, and varadamudra, the gesture of compassion, and in drapery falling in u-shaped folds on the torso and in longer, oblong lower folds giving an indication of the upper legs below
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm) high
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami