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A Gilt Bronze Votive Figure of Standing Buddha
Height 7 1/8 in., 18 cm.
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000
Sold
$5,500
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Height 7 1/8 in., 18 cm.
Description
A Gilt Bronze Votive Figure of Standing Buddha
NORTHEN WEI DYNASTY (386-534), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 468
北魏 銅鎏金佛像
款識：皇興二年（468）四月初八日，彭成為父母兄弟敬造佛像一區，合門大小一心供養。
shown standing atop a lotus base raised on a bracketed plinth, with right hand held in abhaya mudra and left in varada mudra, wearing long layered robes and broad ribbons cascading from shoulders, reverse incised an inscription regarding the Buddhist pilgrim, dated second year of Huangxing (468).
款識：皇興二年（468）四月初八日，彭成為父母兄弟敬造佛像一區，合門大小一心供養。
shown standing atop a lotus base raised on a bracketed plinth, with right hand held in abhaya mudra and left in varada mudra, wearing long layered robes and broad ribbons cascading from shoulders, reverse incised an inscription regarding the Buddhist pilgrim, dated second year of Huangxing (468).
Height 7 1/8 in., 18 cm.
Property from a Private Northeastern Collection
Condition
Weight 15 oz.
Provenance
Italian Private Collection, prior to 1990.