2021-03-16 19:43:48
Important Chinese Art - N09904 (sothebys.com)
Important Chinese Art - N09904
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Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD . LOT SOLD. 275,000 USD
A RARE PAIR OF POLYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO FRAGMENTS OF BODHISATTVAS FIVE DYNASTIES - SONG DYNASTY
each of rectangular form, the first elegantly painted with an attendant bodhisattva standing on lotus blossoms and with a circular halo framing the head, holding a lotus sprig with a long leafy stem, the deity wearing a loose dhoti and a long flowing scarf, further adorned with beaded necklaces and elaborate headdresses; the second painted with a similarly depicted bodhisattva with the right hand holding a tray possibly supporting a censer and the left hand in karana mudra, framed (2)
Height 35 3/4 in., 90.8 cm; Width 17 1/8 in., 43.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
A PAIR OF POLYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO FRAGMENTS YUAN / MING DYNASTY
Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD LOT SOLD. 237,500 USD
