Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 57
A CHINESE LIMESTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA PROBABLY EASTERN WEI DYNASTY Standing with downcast eyes
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000
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Description
A CHINESE LIMESTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
PROBABLY EASTERN WEI DYNASTY
Standing with downcast eyes, wearing flowing robes tied at the centre with a sash, raised on a modern rectangular plinth, 40.5cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased in France c.2008.
Cf. Rare Treasure in Shanxi Museum, p.120, no.149 for a figure with similar iconography.