A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA BODHISATTVA
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA BODHISATTVA
Liao dynasty
Finely cast with a tall tiara decorated with jeweled florets and scrolling clouds flanking a central stupa and curling backwards over the tall topknot, the sides of the tiara tied with knotted streamers hanging from the sides, framing a full round face set with heavily-lidded downcast eyes and pouty lips, dressed in loose flowing robes with clearly defined folds, ending in a pleated hem above the right leg, the robe open at the chest to revel a necklace of three florets suspending pendants, the right hand held at chest level, the right cradling a water pot, seated in dhayanasana on a lotus throne with two rows of petals with the stamens filling the gaps in the upper row, all supported on a circular stepped pedestal.
7 5/8in (19.5cm) high
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA BODHISATTVA
Liao dynasty
Finely cast with a tall tiara decorated with jeweled florets and scrolling clouds flanking a central stupa and curling backwards over the tall topknot, the sides of the tiara tied with knotted streamers hanging from the sides, framing a full round face set with heavily-lidded downcast eyes and pouty lips, dressed in loose flowing robes with clearly defined folds, ending in a pleated hem above the right leg, the robe open at the chest to revel a necklace of three florets suspending pendants, the right hand held at chest level, the right cradling a water pot, seated in dhayanasana on a lotus throne with two rows of petals with the stamens filling the gaps in the upper row, all supported on a circular stepped pedestal.
7 5/8in (19.5cm) high
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