Rare Chinese Buddha statue up for auction at Bonhams in Paris
Hindustan TimesA rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family home and part of a set thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros when it is auctioned on June 13 in Paris. Head of Chinese Art Caroline Schulten at Bonhams auction house looks at a rare Buddha statue, believed to be from the 12th century in China, before its auction in Paris, According to auction house Bonhams, the piece is a very rare wood figure, a religious work depicting the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin made in the 12th-13th century under the Jin dynasty. The head of Bonhams Chinese art Caroline Schulten said the family was unaware of its value until they called her up for an estimate. And it's quite exciting to think that maybe the sale of this figure or the publicity around it will generate more people looking at home and realising that 'We’ve got a figure like that'," said Schulten.
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