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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'BODHISATTVA' GROUP
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'BODHISATTVA' GROUP
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base supported on a lotus stem rising from a shaped base incised with waves, and with hands held in dharmachakramudra. The bejewelled figure wears a dhotii and a scarf draped in loose folds over the shoulders. The hair is upswept into a top knot below a five-point tiara. The central figure is flanked by the smaller bodhisattvas Manjushri and Vajrapani, holding a sword and vajra respectively.
5 ½ in. (14.2 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base supported on a lotus stem rising from a shaped base incised with waves, and with hands held in dharmachakramudra. The bejewelled figure wears a dhotii and a scarf draped in loose folds over the shoulders. The hair is upswept into a top knot below a five-point tiara. The central figure is flanked by the smaller bodhisattvas Manjushri and Vajrapani, holding a sword and vajra respectively.
5 ½ in. (14.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Germany before 1989
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department