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A Superb Tang Dynasty Marble Buddha, c.618-906 AD, seated in…
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Sydney
Date:
17-Aug-2008
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A Superb Tang Dynasty Marble Buddha, c.618-906 AD, seated in dhyanasana above a raised lotus platform, left hand in bhumisparsa wearing a flowing sanghati, the fine featured visage with serene expression and downward gazing eyes below circular cintamani, China, 55 x 25 cm Provenance: From an Australian collection Note: Cf. The National Palace Museum, Taipei, The Art of Contemplation 1997 Cat.Ref. No. 63 & 64, also Sotheby's New York Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, March 31 2005 Lot 91
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Unclassified