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    • DEUX STATUES DE BOUDDHA ENFANT
    Lot 427

    DEUX STATUES DE BOUDDHA ENFANT EN BRONZE

    CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644)

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    EUR 8,750

    Estimate

    EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000

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    DEUX STATUES DE BOUDDHA ENFANT EN BRONZE
    CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644)
    The first infant Buddha is cast standing on a lotus base with his hands pointing to heaven and earth; traces of gilding. The second figure is flanked by a pair of worshippers. He is standing on a lotus base decorated with a pair of dragons and placed on a throne.
    8 ½ in. (21,5 cm.) high

    Provenance

    The first figure: acquired from an American private collection in 2002.
    The second figure: acquired in 1989.
    Property from a German family collection.

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    Post Lot Text

    TWO BRONZES FIGURES DEPICTING THE INFANT BUDDHA
    CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)


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