California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 24, 2017  June 24, 2017

 Lot # 2139 
A COPPER ALLOY SILVER WIRE BODHISATTVA    明 合金銅錯銀釋迦牟尼


  • Dimension: Height: 6 3/16 in (15.7 cm) Width: 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $4500

The bodhisattva is shown seated upon a double lotus throne in dhayanasa, his right hand extended in bhumisparsa mudra and his left holding an attribute in dhyana mudra, his body clad in a close-fitting sanghati with edges inlaid in silver wire, his tightly curled hair pulled over his ushnisha, with blue pigment remaining in the hair. Ming Dynasty period.