A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The bodhisattva is shown standing in tribangha on a waisted lotus plinth with stepped octagonal lower section, holding a willow branch in the raised right hand and a kamandula ('holy water' bottle) pendent from the left hand, and wearing a long bead necklace, and a tall crown. A pierced attachment tab projects from the back of the head. 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high, later gilt-wood stand
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The bodhisattva is shown standing in tribangha on a waisted lotus plinth with stepped octagonal lower section, holding a willow branch in the raised right hand and a kamandula ('holy water' bottle) pendent from the left hand, and wearing a long bead necklace, and a tall crown. A pierced attachment tab projects from the back of the head. 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high, later gilt-wood stand
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