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A bronze 'Buddhist triad' group, — 北齊 青銅菩薩三尊立像

A bronze 'Buddhist triad' group,

北齊 青銅菩薩三尊立像

This Northern Qi bronze Buddhist triad exemplifies the refined iconography of 6th century Chinese Buddhist art, featuring a central bodhisattva in a commanding pose with hands arranged in the abhaya and varada mudras, symbolizing protection and benevolence respectively. The figure stands gracefully upon a domed lotus pedestal, a traditional emblem of purity, while a detachable mandorla frame behind her head emphasizes her spiritual radiance and elevated status. Flanked by two smaller attendant bodhisattvas, the composition creates a balanced hierarchical arrangement that was characteristic of devotional Buddhist imagery during this period of flourishing artistic exchange along the Silk Road.

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the central bodhisattva cast standing on a domed lotus pedestal with a detachable circular mandorla behind her head, her right hand raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of dispelling fear) and her left in the varada mudra (gesture of giving), flanked by two smaller bodhisattvas, wood stand and wood box

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MINEO HATA – A Life in Art

October 29, 2024

Estimate: $400,000$1,000,000

Lot 2015

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A bronze 'Buddhist triad' group,, 北齊 青銅菩薩三尊立像

This Northern Qi bronze Buddhist triad exemplifies the refined iconography of 6th century Chinese Buddhist art, featuring a central bodhisattva in a commanding pose with hands arranged in the abhaya and varada mudras, symbolizing protection and benevolence respectively. The figure stands gracefully upon a domed lotus pedestal, a traditional emblem of purity, while a detachable mandorla frame behind her head emphasizes her spiritual radiance and elevated status. Flanked by two smaller attendant bodhisattvas, the composition creates a balanced hierarchical arrangement that was characteristic of devotional Buddhist imagery during this period of flourishing artistic exchange along the Silk Road.

Medium
the central bodhisattva cast standing on a domed lotus pedestal with a detachable circular mandorla behind her head, her right hand raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of dispelling fear) and her left in the varada mudra (gesture of giving), flanked by two smaller bodhisattvas, wood stand and wood box
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Related themes

Bronze, 6th Century, Serene, Bronze Sculpture, Gold Tones, Sacred, Sculpture, Standing Figures, Spiritual, Triadic Composition, Religious, Bodhisattva, Religious Subject Matter, Buddhist art, Spiritual Aesthetic, Buddhist, Intricate, Northern Qi Dynasty, Ancient, Chinese, Figurative