Bodhisattva

A gilt bronze image of a bodhisattva. Tibeto-Chinese, Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Height: 5.25 inches (13.3 cm).. Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Phurbu. China/Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, circa 12th Century. Copper alloy with remains of lacquer gilding. Length: 7.5 inches (19.1 cm). Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler   Vaishravana (Duowentian). Tibeto-Chinese, Yuan, circa 14th Century. Copper alloy. Height: 10.2 inches (26 cm).. Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Dr. Robert R.... [Lire la suite]

Bodhisattva, Vietnam, late 19th century or somewhat later.  Photo courtesy Auctionata  Wood, red, black and gold lacquer. Ten removable arms. Measurements: 69 x 70 x 32 cm (height x width x depth). Estimation : 1 440 / 1 800 € Provenance: from a German private collectionThis Bodhisattva dates back to late 19th Century in Vietnam and is made of red, black and gold lacquered wood. He is sitting on a reddish plinth in the lotus position.The sole of his left foot faces... [Lire la suite]

Head of a Bodhisattva, Afghanistan, 3rd-4th century AD, terracotta with pigments, height: 48cm. Photo courtesy DALTON SOMARÉ ASIAN ART IN LONDON. 31st October -- 9th November 2013. DALTON SOMARÉ. Tomaso Vigorelli. Phone +39 335 80 88 149 / +44 (0)207 439 6633 - Fax +39 (0)2 89 09 61 73 - Email info@daltonsomare.com - Website www.daltonsomare.com

A lacquer and gilt wood sculpture of Kannon Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) seated in kekka fuza (lotus position) on a lotus pedestal raised on top of a dais, the hands in hokkai jo-in, mudra of the meditation of the world of cosmic law. The head is adorned with a decorative crown at the base of a tall top-knot. The face has gyokugan (inlaid crystal eyes) and a crystal also represents the byakugo (white spiralling hair) on the forehead. A gilt copper necklace and armlets adorn the body. Japan, 16th-17th century, Momoyama/Edo... [Lire la suite]

Seated Meditating Bodhisattva, 2nd – 3rd Century A.D. Gandharan. Dimensions: 56 x 39 cm (22 x 15 1/3 in.). Photo courtesy DAVID AARON ANCIENT ARTS ASIAN ART IN LONDON. 31st October — 9th November 2013. DAVID AARON ANCIENT ARTS. David Aaron, Salomon Aaron. Phone +44 (0)20 7491 9588 - Mobile +44 (0)7707 938 373 - Fax +44 (0)20 7491 9522 - Email info@davidaaronarts.com - Website www.davidaaronarts.com

An unusual enameled and gilt-decorated figure of a Bodhisattva, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Photo Sotheby's portrayed in a half-kneeling position on a circular pedestal ringed with overlapping lappets, hands raised to the chest holding a flaming jewel, dressed in a shawl open at the chest to expose an elaborate beaded necklace above a dhoti tied at the waist, crowned with a tall five-pointed tiara fronting a tall bejeweled chignon, the face, chest, arms and legs gilded, the garments covered... [Lire la suite]

A Grey Schist Standing Bodhisattva, Height: 57 3/4  in. (148 cm). Ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan period, 3rd-4th century. Photo: Sotheby's. PROVENANCE: Acquired in Turin, Italy in 1977Private Italian Collection This exquisitely carved standing bodhisattva is a superlative example of the Gandharan style of monumental sculpture that flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from the 1st–5th centuries CE. NOTE: Standing erect with serene expression, his powerful torso... [Lire la suite]

A Grey Schist Standing Bodhisattva, Ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan period, circa 3rd-4th century. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Coinciding with the auctions and events of Asia Week in September, Sotheby’s will present a selling exhibition, Footsteps of the Buddha: Masterworks from Across the Buddhist World, the first of its kind in more than a decade at Sotheby’s. Offering an extraordinary opportunity for collectors and connoisseurs, the selling exhibition traces the historical development and transformation of Buddhist art... [Lire la suite]

A gilt bronze image of a bodhisattva. Tibeto-Chinese, Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Height: 5.25 inches (13.3 cm). Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Dr. Robert R. Bigler. Seestrasse 92, CH-8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland. T +41 44 724 27 37 - robert.bigler@cwmail.ch - www.bigler-finearts.com

Head of a Bodhisattva. Pakistan, Northwest Frontier. Gandhara, 3rd/4th Century A.D. Gray Schist. Height: 11 inches (27.9 cm). Photo courtesy Carlton Rochell Asian Art Carlton Rochell Asian Art. 121 East 71st Street, New York 10021. T (212) 759 7600 - info@carltonrochell.com - www.carltonrochell.com