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TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in bhumisparshamudra, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with patterned hems, the face with downcast expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha and topped with a knop
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in bhumisparshamudra, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with patterned hems, the face with downcast expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha and topped with a knop
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Sotheby's London, 21 October 1993, lot 424
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 23419