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9. GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Tang Dynasty (618-907), 8th Century
5 5/8” (14.5cm) high
Private Collection, acquired in 1991

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For a related example of the period, with a similar scheme of falling draperies and an inner robe of hatched pattern, see The Crucible of Compassion and Wisdom, Special Exhibition Catalog of the Buddhist Bronzes from the Nitta Group Collection, 1987, National Palace Museum, Taipei, pl. 76. Two further examples from this period, of comparable size, were included in the Special Exhibition of Chinese Gilt Bronze Statues of Buddhism from Japanese Collections, 1992, Yamato Bunkakan Museum, Nara, catalogue, pls. 64 and 65.
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