Yunnan Province, Dali Kingdom or style, depicting a bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara, with hands raised in vitarka mudra standing atop a lotus base, 17 x 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Collection of William S. Arnett, Atlanta, Georgia; sold to benefit Tinwood Foundation
Note: Exhibited and illustrated in Beyond India: An Exhibition of Works of Art from Southeast Asia in the William and Robert Arnett Collection, The High Museum of Art, 1974, no. 105. The High Museum attributes this figure to the 12th century.
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The Collection of William S. Arnett, Atlanta, Georgia; sold to benefit Tinwood Foundation
head broken off with some old solder and glue remnants at neck, heavy wear and losses to gilding, traces of red pigment, two large square holes verso, likely as made, some pitting and corrosion around chest area, spotting and discoloration around base
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