THREE SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS, TANG DYNASTY

THREE SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS

TANG DYNASTY

唐 銅鎏金袖珍菩薩像三尊



each modeled in a pose of royal ease with one arm resting on the raised knee, one holding holding a willow branch, one with the hands clasped together in prayer, and one holding a cintamani, each outfitted in an ornamented headdress, jewelry, sashes, and a draped dhoti, supported by a separately cast base and a pedestal, Japanese wood stands and box (11)

Height of tallest 2¼ in., 5.7 cm