California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3066 
A BRONZE CAST FIGURE OF SARIPUTTA    清中期 銅舍利佛像


  • Dimension: Height: 5 3/4 in (14.6 cm) Width: 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3500
  • Estimate To: $5000

The figure is shown seated on a plinth with inscriptions to the front and back, both hands raised in mutra, wearing a loose dhoti revealing right shoulder, the face in meditative expression. Mid Qing Dynasty period.


「舍利佛」即「舍利弗」,玄奘譯為舍利子,意譯鶖鷺子,亦為釋迦牟尼佛的十大弟子之一,號稱「智慧第一」的大阿羅漢。