• Dimension: Height: 15 1/4 in (38.7 cm) Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)
• Estimate From: $2000
• Estimate To: $3000

Chinese. the standing deity dressed in a dhoti with a knotted sash falling to the knees, a pleated shawl draped around the shoulders, falling over arms and sides, the folds gathering at the feet, adorned with bejewelled necklaces, the left hand holding an amphora bottle, right hand holding a flower at chest level, the face with benevolent expression, the large head crowned by a headdress backed by a circular mandorla. Sui/Northern Qi Dynasty period.

本器質地堅硬細密，菩薩頭戴寶冠，開臉端正莊嚴，慈憫喜悅，眉型立體，眼垂，鼻直挺，神態威儀。左手上舉，右手持寶瓶，衣飾流暢有型，腰間有繩結為系，身型挺拔。整器工藝嚴謹，雕刻技藝高超，開臉柔美，紋飾清晰， 體態健碩，動感十足來源: 紐約市私人藏家提供
Provenance: Private collection, Queens, New York