A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY The bodhisattva with benevolent expression wears a high, peaked crown and is seated in dhyanasana on top of a double-lotus pedestal, the left hand holding a small spherical jewel, cintamani , the right hand raised in front of his chest, and both are holding the tips of lotus stems bearing flowers at the shoulders to support his attributes of a book and a bowl. 13 in. (33 cm.) high Provenance Private collection, South Saint Paul, Minnesota, acquired in the 1930s, and thence by descent.
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY The bodhisattva with benevolent expression wears a high, peaked crown and is seated in dhyanasana on top of a double-lotus pedestal, the left hand holding a small spherical jewel, cintamani , the right hand raised in front of his chest, and both are holding the tips of lotus stems bearing flowers at the shoulders to support his attributes of a book and a bowl. 13 in. (33 cm.) high Provenance Private collection, South Saint Paul, Minnesota, acquired in the 1930s, and thence by descent.
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