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A gilt-bronze figure of an Apsara — 北魏末至北齊 鎏金銅飛天像

A gilt-bronze figure of an Apsara

北魏末至北齊 鎏金銅飛天像

This gilt-bronze Apsara figure from the Northern Wei to Northern Qi period exemplifies the graceful celestial beings depicted in Buddhist art. The delicately cast and gilded sculpture reflects the refinement of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture.

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Reflection and Enlightenment: Chinese Buddhist Gilt-Bronzes from the Jane and Leopold Swergold Collection

October 12, 2021

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

Lot 3506

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A gilt-bronze figure of an Apsara, 北魏末至北齊 鎏金銅飛天像

This gilt-bronze Apsara figure from the Northern Wei to Northern Qi period exemplifies the graceful celestial beings depicted in Buddhist art. The delicately cast and gilded sculpture reflects the refinement of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bronze, Golden, Northern Wei, Celestial, Sculpture, Apsara, Gilt, Mythological, Chinese, Figurative