9th Sep, 2017 10:00 EDT
ASIAN ARTS
37
A Japanese carved wood figure of a Bosatsu
Heian period
The standing figure with softly draped robes, the face with a serene expression, the left hand raised, bearing a lotus blossom.
H: 26 in., 66cm
Provenance: Acquired from David Kung, Kiku Gallery, Houston Texas, 1966 (said to have been brought from Japan in the 1960s, and possibly had been in the collection of Kung's father-in-law)
Texas collections, 1966-1995; 1995-2007, by descent
In the collection of the present owner, 2007-present
EXHIBITED:
University of St. Thomas Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1965
Sold for $5,000
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
The standing figure with softly draped robes, the face with a serene expression, the left hand raised, bearing a lotus blossom.
Provenance: Acquired from David Kung, Kiku Gallery, Houston Texas, 1966 (said to have been brought from Japan in the 1960s, and possibly had been in the collection of Kung's father-in-law)
Texas collections, 1966-1995; 1995-2007, by descent
In the collection of the present owner, 2007-present
EXHIBITED:
University of St. Thomas Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1965
