TIBET, 14TH CENTURY

Details

A gilt copper figure of Buddha
Tibet, 14th Century
Very finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, the body elegantly modelled and wearing a diaphanous robe draped across his left shoulder, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a domed ushnisha
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977

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Lot Essay

This very finely modeled bronze is unusual in the way it combines a Nepalese style with a very detailed double-lotus base with beaded rim. It may possibly be viewed as a precursor for the refined Yongle Imperial style.

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