Lot 850
850
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED MONK
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED MONK

SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

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A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED MONK
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
Possibly representing the Tang dynasty monk, Sizhou Dasheng (the Grand Saint of Sizhou), the figure is shown seated in contemplation wearing a monastic, hooded robe that drapes gracefully over the edges of the pedestal seat, with traces of original pigment remaining.
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, February 1996.

Lot Essay

For a discussion of the Tang dynasty monk Sizhou Dasheng, see Denise Patry Leidy and Donna Strahan, Wisdom Embodied. Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2010, pp. 126-29, no. 28.

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