A fine sandstone figure of a Bodhisattva

Estimated Value:

10.000 € - 15.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Sui dynasty
H. 85 cm (o.S.)
Standing in samabhanga on a circular plinth, both hands missing, wearing dhoti fastened around the waist with a belt, falling down his legs in wide pleats, cape draped around his shoulders, ist streamers encircling the arms and their finials falling down at the base, channavira, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, his hair combed in a chignon secured with an elaborate tiara decorated with a pair of ribbons and a flaming head halo behind carved with a central lotus dais, traces of pigment, on stand.
From the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940 - 2024), collected from 1965 onwards - Chipped, minor rest., losses

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