Lot 46. A Korean gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Unified Silla dynasty, 8th century. Height 2 3/4  in., 7 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 30,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

cast standing on a lotus base, wearing long robes, left hand in abhayamudra, right hand by his side holding an attribute, wood stand, Japanese wood box (5).

Provenance: Kitayama Fine Arts, Tokyo.
Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo, acquired in the 1970s.

Note: A similar figure with the mandorla intact was sold at Christie's New York, 17th September 2009, lot 1142.