Gilt-bronze Bodhisattva

Description:

Gilt-bronze Bodhisattva, China, seated figure of Maitreya in dhyanasana pose atop a double-lotus throne, his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing large rosette earrings and beaded ornaments inset with turquoise and coral beads, his close-fitting dhoti with delicately incised and stippled foliate hems, ht. 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $500-700

Loss to the beads

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