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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN FAMILY COLLECTION
TWO MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
TWO MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Both figures are modelled seated with one knee raised upwards above a lotus pedestal, one bodhisattva holding a precious vase in his left hand, the other holding a willow twig in his right hand.
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) high, box
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Both figures are modelled seated with one knee raised upwards above a lotus pedestal, one bodhisattva holding a precious vase in his left hand, the other holding a willow twig in his right hand.
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sold at Christie’s New York, 2 June 1989, lot 107
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong