Lot 2048. A  small gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 5½ in. (14 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price Realized USD 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. 

The figure is shown standing on a stepped base raised on a rectangular, four-legged plinth, holding a globular bowl in the right hand and with the left hand raised to the shoulder. The figure is wearing simple, diaphanous robes, and the head is framed by the open center of the flame-form mandorla which is surmounted by the seated figure of Amitabha Buddha.

Provenance: Fong Chow (1923-2012) Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1990.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014