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A Tibeto-Chinese gold-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha, late…
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Melbourne
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16-Jun-2014
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A Tibeto-Chinese gold-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century, the jewelled and draped figure seated on a double lotus throne, with an inverted swastika on the front of the throne, base unsealed, 22.7 cm high, *The word 'swastika' is derived from the Sanskrit svastika - 'su', ('good' or 'auspicious') combined with 'asti' ('being'). Provenance: Jean Ada Armstrong, NSW, lived in China and India for twenty-six years and mixed with the likes of Chiang Kai Shek and Avery Brundage
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Oriental: Bronze