Exhibition, Sale of Buddhist Art in New York

BUSINESS STANDARD

A Grey Schist Figure of a Standing Bodhisattva

NEW YORK---Buddhism, its philosophical concepts, and the manner it influenced various cultures across countries has been documented through art. Now, global auctioneer Sotheby's traces the historical development and transformation of Buddhist art as it travelled throughout Asia from the 2nd century through the 21st century. Comprising paintings and sculptures from ancient regions of Gandhara, Nepal, Tibet, Korea, China and Japan, the exhibition "Footsteps of the Buddha: Masterworks from across the Buddhist World", is being shown in New York from September 3 to September 23. A third or fourth century grey schist standing Bodhisattva in the Gandharan style of sculpture has been pegged as a major highlight of the exhibition. [link]