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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MONGOLIAN BRONZES
Property of a Private Asian Collector
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
MONGOLIA, ZANABAZAR SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Mongolia, Zanabazar School, 18th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with incised borders and beaded rims, holding an alms bowl and wearing a sanghati with incised borders, his face with cold gold and polychromy, the tightly coiled hair rising over the ushnisha and topped by a finial
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
Mongolia, Zanabazar School, 18th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with incised borders and beaded rims, holding an alms bowl and wearing a sanghati with incised borders, his face with cold gold and polychromy, the tightly coiled hair rising over the ushnisha and topped by a finial
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s