A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Bodhisattva Maitreya
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Estimate$8,000 – $12,000
Status
Closed
A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Bodhisattva Maitreya
15TH/16TH CENTURY
明 銅鎏金彌勒菩薩坐像 the serene figure seated in dhyanasana, his hands resting in bhumisparsa mudra, right fingers grazing the ground; smiling peacefully, his round head surmounted by a crown and dressed in modest robes; resting atop a double lotus plinth.
Height 8 3/8 in., 21.27 cm.
Property from the Estate of a Renowned Art Dealer, New York City, New York
This lot is located in Chicago.
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
