LOT 1110  A Korean Gilt Bronze Figure of Standing Buddha  

新羅時代 鎏金銅佛立像 The figure cast standing with right hand raised in abhaya mudra and left lowered, wearin...

新羅時代 鎏金銅佛立像 The figure cast standing with right hand raised in abhaya mudra and left lowered, wearing detailed long robe with flowing folds, its head has tightly coiled curls, with serene expression with slight smile, the gilt statue with fine patina, supported on a wooden base. Possibly Silla Dynasty, 8th-9th century, Korea. Height: 5 5/8 in (14.3 cm) Width: 2 in (5.1 cm) Provenance: Gifted to the father of the current owner in Los Angeles, thence by descent within the family. A comparable pair of stone lions, believed to have originated from the Longmen caves, was once in the collection of A.W. Bahr and is illustrated in Osvald Sirén’s Chinese Sculpture from the 5th to the 14th Century (New York, 1970, pls. 114A and 114B).