• Art D'Asie auction at Christies

    Sale 3568

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    11 December 2013

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    • STATUE DE BODHISATTVA EN MARBR
    Lot 322

    STATUE DE BODHISATTVA EN MARBRE BLANC

    CHINE, DYNASTIE WEI DE L'EST, VIEME SIECLE

    Price realised

    EUR 7,500

    Estimate

    EUR 6,000 - EUR 8,000

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    STATUE DE BODHISATTVA EN MARBRE BLANC
    CHINE, DYNASTIE WEI DE L'EST, VIEME SIECLE
    Il est assis sur un trône. Sa main droite touche sa joue. Sa main gauche repose sur sa jambe droite. Il est vêtu d'un dhoti et d'une écharpe. Il est paré de bijoux et coiffé d'une couronne. Sa tête est placée devant un halo, son visage est serein ; restauration.
    Hauteur: 37 cm. (14½ in.), socle en bois

    Provenance

    French private collector, acquired on 9 December 1997

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    Post Lot Text

    A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
    CHINA, EASTERN WEI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY


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