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

 Lot # 3110 
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BODHISATTVA    明 銅鎏金菩薩坐像


  • Dimension: Height: 10 in (25.4 cm) Width: 6 in (15.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $10000

cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pedestal, the arms raised in dharamcakramudra to the chest, holding two stalks of uptala lotuses rising up the shoulders, the gracefully swaying figure wearing a dhoti falling into elegant pleats, draped with a celestial scarf around the shoulders and arms, the chest and the waist adorned by elaborate beaded necklaces, the face with a benevolent expression, surmounted by a five-leaf diadem around a high chignon, the lotus base incised with a reign mark reading Da Ming Yongle nian shi. Ming Dynasty period.