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A gilt-bronze figure of a…
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Melbourne
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1-Dec-2024
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A gilt-bronze figure of a guardian. Possibly late Tang to five Dynasties, 9th-10th century. The muscular figure, with a scowling expression, stands in tribhanga with a raised right hand. With fitted Japanese wood box. Provenance: Private Collection, Japan. Comparable gilt-bronze guardian figures from the Tang dynasty can be found illustrated in Saburo Matsubara's seminal work, 'Chinese Buddhist sculpture: a study based on bronze and stone Statues other Than works from cave Temples, Tokyo, 1966' pls 254A-d. Similar example: a pair of gilt-bronze figures of guardians attributed to the Tang dynasty, Sotheby's New York, 22nd September 2004, lot 15. Dimensions: height 13.5 cm
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