20th C. Chinese Carved Wood Buddha of Medicine
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**Originally Listed At $500**
East Asia, China, Beijing area, ca. 1920 CE. Finely carved from a single piece of wood, a Buddha of medicine and healing in Mahayana Buddhism, oftentimes referred to as the Medicine Buddha - the noble doctor who cures all suffering (dukkha) via his teachings - his medicine. Depicted as the canonical Buddha, he holds a gallipot, sitting in a lotus position, facing forward with downcast eyes, a tightly curled coiffure, and characteristically elongated earlobes. A lovely work of spiritual art, expertly carved and showing remains of blue pigment on the hair, red pigment in the medicine bowl, as well as traces of white pigment here and there. Size: 15" L x 10" W (38.1 cm x 25.4 cm)
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection acquired at Indochine Gallery
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#128592
East Asia, China, Beijing area, ca. 1920 CE. Finely carved from a single piece of wood, a Buddha of medicine and healing in Mahayana Buddhism, oftentimes referred to as the Medicine Buddha - the noble doctor who cures all suffering (dukkha) via his teachings - his medicine. Depicted as the canonical Buddha, he holds a gallipot, sitting in a lotus position, facing forward with downcast eyes, a tightly curled coiffure, and characteristically elongated earlobes. A lovely work of spiritual art, expertly carved and showing remains of blue pigment on the hair, red pigment in the medicine bowl, as well as traces of white pigment here and there. Size: 15" L x 10" W (38.1 cm x 25.4 cm)
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection acquired at Indochine Gallery
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#128592
Condition
Surface shows pigment loss, fissures, and abraded areas commensurate with age. One section reattached to robes covering right hip area. Export seal on right knee.
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20th C. Chinese Carved Wood Buddha of Medicine
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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