Lot Essay
Cf. the gilt-bronze Buddha from the collection of Ambassador Joao de Bianchi of Portugal, sold in our New York Rooms, 4 June 1992, lot 135
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A WELL-CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY
Shown seated in meditation with hands in dhyana mudra, the face cast with a gentle, contemplative expression, the large urna surrounded by rounded curls, wearing crisply draped robes with composite foliate scroll borders, extensive guilding remaining--13in. (33cm.) high, stand
MING DYNASTY
Shown seated in meditation with hands in dhyana mudra, the face cast with a gentle, contemplative expression, the large urna surrounded by rounded curls, wearing crisply draped robes with composite foliate scroll borders, extensive guilding remaining--13in. (33cm.) high, stand