A KOREAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA UNIFIED SILLA DYNASTY, 8TH CENTURY

cast standing on a lotus base, wearing long robes, left hand in abhayamudra, right hand by his side holding an attribute, wood stand, Japanese wood box (5)

Kitayama Fine Arts, Tokyo.
Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo, acquired in the 1970s.

There is wear to the gilding and encrustation to the figure overall. There is corrosion around the base, the fingers are worn and the mandorla is missing.
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A similar figure with the mandorla intact was sold at Christie's New York, 17th September 2009, lot 1142.