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Late7th/8thC Korean Bronze Buddha-Outstanding! Very large and fine. World-class in this size, quality and early date. I can find very few comparable examples this nice outside museums. Out of a southern California collection. Likely brought to the USA during or shortly after the Korean war in the first half of the 1950s.. At first, I thought it was a copy or a later emulation as I could not believe I had found a Korean Buddha of this size and beauty from this early date, but after several months of examination and research, I am confident it is what it appears to be. It has jumped into being the number one in my entire collection, and one of the best I have owned or offered in 40 years of collecting and 30+ years of selling. Initially, I dated it as 9th to 11th century based on related examples. I then came across several closer examples with the same body type, stance, robes, head and crown that were from the seventh, eighth century, including a very closely related example, also quite large shown in the online Nelson Atkins Museum. It was quite similar in almost every way. (See last photo for Nelson Atkins 7/8thC example)
Size 2 follow, what it is well over 30 inches tall
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