A DATED GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA Northern Wei Dynasty, Dated 4th Year of Zhengguang, Corresponding to 523 A.D. Standing on a tall rectangular base inscribed with a dedication, the figure dressed in simply pleated robes, with hands in the abhaya and varada mudras , surrounded by a leaf-shaped flaming mandorla ; together with three smaller bronze figures: one later Wei-style figure standing on a square base surrounded by a blade-shaped mandorla ; another a gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Tang dynasty, standing on a lotus pedestal atop a pierced rectangular stand with hip swayed slightly to the left, the left hand raised high holding a fly whisk, the right hand dangling an amphora by the right thigh; the last a gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva , Tang dynasty, standing on a spreading rectangular base and backed by a large mandorla surmounted by a pinnacle, the right hand raised holding a fly whisk, the left hand holding an amphora 6.13/16in. (17.2cm.) high (the largest) (4)
A DATED GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA Northern Wei Dynasty, Dated 4th Year of Zhengguang, Corresponding to 523 A.D. Standing on a tall rectangular base inscribed with a dedication, the figure dressed in simply pleated robes, with hands in the abhaya and varada mudras , surrounded by a leaf-shaped flaming mandorla ; together with three smaller bronze figures: one later Wei-style figure standing on a square base surrounded by a blade-shaped mandorla ; another a gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Tang dynasty, standing on a lotus pedestal atop a pierced rectangular stand with hip swayed slightly to the left, the left hand raised high holding a fly whisk, the right hand dangling an amphora by the right thigh; the last a gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva , Tang dynasty, standing on a spreading rectangular base and backed by a large mandorla surmounted by a pinnacle, the right hand raised holding a fly whisk, the left hand holding an amphora 6.13/16in. (17.2cm.) high (the largest) (4)
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