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HAKUHO PERIOD (7TH CENTURY)
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A RARE BRONZE REPOUSSE PLAQUE (OSHIDASHIBUTSU) OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
HAKUHO PERIOD (7TH CENTURY)
The bodhisattva seated beneath a canopy, shown in the posture of “royal ease” with the right leg folded horizontally to expose the sole of the foot, the left foot supported on a lotus plinth, the right thigh supports the elbow of the deity's right arm, the hand touching the right cheek of the inclined head in a gesture of contemplation, flanked by four small seated Buddhas and a standing monk on right side, traces of gilt
6 3⁄8 x 5 1⁄8 in. (16.2 x 13 cm.)
With hard wood stand
HAKUHO PERIOD (7TH CENTURY)
The bodhisattva seated beneath a canopy, shown in the posture of “royal ease” with the right leg folded horizontally to expose the sole of the foot, the left foot supported on a lotus plinth, the right thigh supports the elbow of the deity's right arm, the hand touching the right cheek of the inclined head in a gesture of contemplation, flanked by four small seated Buddhas and a standing monk on right side, traces of gilt
6 3⁄8 x 5 1⁄8 in. (16.2 x 13 cm.)
With hard wood stand
Provenance
By repute, excavated from a branch temple of Toshodaiji in Shikoku
Kurusu Collection
Setsu Inosuke, Tokyo
Private Japanese collection, prior to 1994, and thence by descent within the family
Kurusu Collection
Setsu Inosuke, Tokyo
Private Japanese collection, prior to 1994, and thence by descent within the family
Literature
Fujimoto Shozo, ed., Kobijutsu 15 (Tokyo: Sansaisha, 1966), no. 4.
Kuno Ken, ed., Oshidashibutsu to senbutsu (Bronze and clay repousse plaques), Nihon no bijutsu 118 (Tokyo: Shibundo, 1976), no. 9.
Oshiodashibutsu to butsuzogata (Nara: Nara National Museum, 1983), no. 36.
Kuno Ken, ed., Oshidashibutsu to senbutsu (Bronze and clay repousse plaques), Nihon no bijutsu 118 (Tokyo: Shibundo, 1976), no. 9.
Oshiodashibutsu to butsuzogata (Nara: Nara National Museum, 1983), no. 36.
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