A Small Inscribed Bronze Buddhist Votive Stele, dated Jing Yun 2nd Year (711 AD), Tang Dynasty
唐景雲二年 銅佛
This miniature votive stele features a standing Buddha wearing a robe of multi-layered, heavy drapery. His hands are held in the varada mudra, the gesture of granting blessings. The reverse side bears an inscription revealing that it was commissioned "on the 17th day of the sixth month in the second year of Jing Yun (711 AD)" by Mrs. Zang, wife of Sima Jiang, for the safety of her brother. The entire stele is mounted upon a turtle base.
Height 3 1/4 in., 8.3 cm.
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, New York, New York
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Formerly in the Collection of Dr. David Ho (1911-1986).
Sotheby's London, Chinese Art Online: London, 6-13 December 2021, lot 73.
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, New York, New York
來源：
何志浩博士（1911-1986）舊藏
倫敦蘇富比2021年12月6日至13日中國藝術網絡專場，拍品編號73。
紐約州紐約市私人收藏。
