Lot Essay
A nearly identical repoussé bronze figure of Buddha was sold in these rooms, 16-17 September 2010, lot 1015.
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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A GILT REPOUSSE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
QIANLONG INCISED MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A GILT REPOUSSE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
QIANLONG INCISED MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with hands in bhumisparsamudra, wearing layered robes over a waist-tied dhoti, his hair arranged in tight curls surmounted by an usnisa, with an inscription on top of the base in Tibetan and around the rim of the base in Chinese, Tibetan and Mongolian, sealed with a base plate incised with a double vajra
11 7/8 in. (30.3 cm.) high
QIANLONG INCISED MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with hands in bhumisparsamudra, wearing layered robes over a waist-tied dhoti, his hair arranged in tight curls surmounted by an usnisa, with an inscription on top of the base in Tibetan and around the rim of the base in Chinese, Tibetan and Mongolian, sealed with a base plate incised with a double vajra
11 7/8 in. (30.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 20 March 2002, lot 78.
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