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Lot 101

A CHINESE WHITE MARBLE STONE CARVED STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, DATED TO CIRCA APRIL 557
The inscription on the base reads "Tianbao Banian Sanyue Sanri Guobo XX Shangfu Zao X xiang X Yi X"; translated as "On the third day of the third month in the eighth year of Tianbao (circa April 557), the monk Guo Bo commissioned the making of this Buddhist statue for his father."
25cm high

Estimate $2,500 - $3,000

Unsold

Broken into five pieces and restored.


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An important private collection, Osaka, Japan.

Important Chinese & Asian Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8815
11:00am - 14 June 2026
Hawthorn

VIEWING
Thurs 11 - Sat 13 June, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC

CONTACT
Luke Guan
luke.guan@leonardjoel.com.au

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