A stone figure of a standing Buddhist deity
A stone figure of a standing Buddhist deity
Ming dynasty
The fragment of buff colored stone carved in the round to depict a dharmapala [Ch: Hufa or Jin'gang Lishi] or similar protector deity, the intensely compact facial features centering a bald and crowned head atop a massive neck and muscled bare chest, his extant arm gripping a strap tethered to the remains of a mandorla and the billowing elaborate folds of his hip-height garb.
10in (25.4) height of figure exclusive of modern stand
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A stone figure of a standing Buddhist deity
Ming dynasty
The fragment of buff colored stone carved in the round to depict a dharmapala [Ch: Hufa or Jin'gang Lishi] or similar protector deity, the intensely compact facial features centering a bald and crowned head atop a massive neck and muscled bare chest, his extant arm gripping a strap tethered to the remains of a mandorla and the billowing elaborate folds of his hip-height garb.
10in (25.4) height of figure exclusive of modern stand
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