A SMALL GANDHARAN SCHIST STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA 2ND / 3RD CENTURY

portrayed clad in a dhoti, scarf and turban, holding a basket of flowers in his hand, Japanese wood box (2)

Japanese Collection, acquired before the 1960s.

Sumino Irodori: Osaka Masaki Bijutsukan Sanjunentenjizuroku (Colors of Ink: Osaka Masaki Art Museum 30 Years Anniversary Exhibition), Nezu Museum, Tokyo, 1998, p. 61, cat. no. 85.

Surface worn overall due to age. Encrustations throughout. Loss to the figure's left hand as viewed and to the lower right corner of the base. In fragmentary condition.
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