CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF KSITIGARBHA,12th/14th century. Cast in two sections, seated in vajrasana, his left hand in bhumisparsa, holding an orb, calligraphy on lower section - 6 3/4 in. high. Estimate $12,000-15,000
The dating of this lot is consistent with a thermoluminscence test: Oxford sample no. 581, w. 51.
