1288
An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Seated Maitreya
Height 9 in., 23 cm.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000
Passed
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Height 9 in., 23 cm.
Description
An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Seated Maitreya
銅鎏金彌勒菩薩坐像
seated in dhyanasana, holding a lotus-form bowl, adorned in jewelry and draped robes; the face having a square jaw and bearing a peaceful expression with eyes drawn closed; resting atop a double lotus plinth inscribed with an apocryphal Yongle mark on the upper portion.
seated in dhyanasana, holding a lotus-form bowl, adorned in jewelry and draped robes; the face having a square jaw and bearing a peaceful expression with eyes drawn closed; resting atop a double lotus plinth inscribed with an apocryphal Yongle mark on the upper portion.
Height 9 in., 23 cm.
Property from the Estate of W.M. Bogdanowicz, Naples, Florida