California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 24, 2017  June 24, 2017

 Lot # 2137 
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA    明 銅鎏金文殊菩薩坐像


  • Dimension: Height: 8 5/8 in (21.9 cm) Width: 5 3/4 in (14.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $9000

Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in dharmachakra mudra, clad in flowing robes, with streaming sashes draped over the elbows, the face with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes centered by a raised urna and flanked by large lotiform earrings, crowned with an elaborate tiara elegantly tied at the back, the hair in a tall chignon topped with a flaming jewel, the base sealed and incised with a gilt double-vajra, the base inscribed with Daming Xuande Nianshi, 'Bestowed in the Xuande period of the Great Ming Dynasty'. Ming Dynasty period or later.