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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA EARLY MING DYNASTY
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Bronze
with hands in dharmachakra mudra holding the stems of naga-puspa flowers supporting a kundika and a text, the hair drawn up in a knotted jatamakuta encircled with a pointed diadem over the knotted tresses falling about the shoulders, wearing elaborate jewelry, flowing sashes and a voluminous dhoti gathered at the waist and fastened by a beaded girdle, seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base
Provenance
Collection of Major Oswald Stanhope Benbow-Rowe (1890-1940), and thence by descent.
Literature
The Buddhist Arts of Asia, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, 2001, p. 33.
Condition
The surface has been cleaned. There is a small loss to the tip of the central crown point and the base plate is missing.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.