Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 42
A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA 14TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana...
Estimate £30,000 - £50,000 | Hammer £30000
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Description
A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
14TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana with both arms raised, adorned with elaborate jewellery and a headdress, a shawl draped across the shoulders, the face framed by elongated earlobes, with a serene expression and downcast eyes, 50.7cm.
Cf. Sotheby's, Paris, 10th June 2015, lot 189 for an almost identical figure. See also The British Museum, Buddhism: Art and Faith, p.207, no.298; and Fojiao diaosu Mingpin tulu (Images of Famous Buddhist Sculpture), p.451, no.431.
Sold with a copy of RCD Radio Carbon Dating report, ref.RCD-8161, dated October 2013.