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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  3
• Lot Description:
  A Superbly Carved Chinese Marble Sculpture of A Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th Century
  the gently curved body draped in long elaborate robes and necklaces, the hair curled in a high chignon and the head tilted slightly downwards with a benevolent expression on the face; fitted metal stand
  38.3 cm high
• References:
  see Osvald Siren, Chinese Sculpture From the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century, Vol 11, 1998, pl. 463 for another marble standing figure, possibly Maitreya, Tang Dynasty; also see Sotheby’s NY, 21/9/2007, cat. no. 13 for another example in sandstone, date 7/8th century, with a very similar chignon, similar jewellery and stance (exhibited in The Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, 1976)
• Estimate:
  A$30,000 - 50,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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