Sale 3568
Paris
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11 December 2013
Price realised
EUR 7,500
Estimate
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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A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA CHINA, EASTERN WEI DYNASTY, 6TH CENTURY
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