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Zhang Huan - Small Three Legged Buddha

Zhang Huan
Small Three Legged Buddha, 2007
Copper, 32 x 45 x 18"
(81.3 x 114.3 x 45.7 cm)
Courtesy Pace Gallery

Zhang speaks of the supernatural elements present in this work: "I decided to bestow upon Three Legged Buddha certain supernatural deity-like characteristics; similar to the Taoist protection deity Nezha, it possesses divine powers."