A PAINTED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

A PAINTED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The Buddha is shown seated in padmasana with right hand raised in abhaya mudra, wearing layered robes falling in graceful folds around the body, the face is carved with crisp features set in a gentle expression, and the hair and ushnisha carved with curls, with traces of red, white, blue and green pigment.
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high

Provenance

The Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, by 1978.
Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections; Christie's New York, 18 March 2009, lot 359.

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