A RARE WELL-CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A PENSIVE BODHISATTVA SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618) The bodhisattva is shown seated in a pensive pose, with the right leg drawn up to support his elbow and the left hand holding a sacred petal-shaped object. The body is draped with long bead necklaces, and the head is backed by a lotus-form aureole with floral scroll border. 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high, hongmu stand, Japanese wood box Provenance In Japan prior to 1995. Kochukyo, Tokyo, 2006.
A RARE WELL-CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A PENSIVE BODHISATTVA SUI DYNASTY (AD 581-618) The bodhisattva is shown seated in a pensive pose, with the right leg drawn up to support his elbow and the left hand holding a sacred petal-shaped object. The body is draped with long bead necklaces, and the head is backed by a lotus-form aureole with floral scroll border. 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high, hongmu stand, Japanese wood box Provenance In Japan prior to 1995. Kochukyo, Tokyo, 2006.
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