£5,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
唐 銅鎏金脅侍菩薩立像
cast standing bare-footed on a rocky podium, his left palm raised around pot belly whilst right hand clenched, the revealed chest jewelled with necklace, lower body with mid-length dhoti, his demure face detailed with bulging eyes gazing afar, connected eyebrows, and high chignon raised between two buns
Provenance: Formerly in a private European collection, acquired in 1970s