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TIBET, XVIEME SIECLE
Details
STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE DORE
TIBET, XVIEME SIECLE
The figure sits in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra and his left hand resting on his lap. He is wearing a monastic garment. His face displays a serene expression. The figure has an urna inlaid with a turquoise bead and pierced elongated earlobes. His tight curled hair rises into the ushnisha topped with a lotus bud; unsealed. The zitan wood stand is inscribed 1901, Beijing, and was carved by Zheng Wen Yuan.
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, stand
TIBET, XVIEME SIECLE
The figure sits in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra and his left hand resting on his lap. He is wearing a monastic garment. His face displays a serene expression. The figure has an urna inlaid with a turquoise bead and pierced elongated earlobes. His tight curled hair rises into the ushnisha topped with a lotus bud; unsealed. The zitan wood stand is inscribed 1901, Beijing, and was carved by Zheng Wen Yuan.
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
By repute, acquired by a Danish telegraph manager between 1891 and 1917.
Further details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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