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LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The figure is cast with tightly curled hair with traces of blue pigment, pendulous earlobes, and a downward-looking gaze. He is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his hands are held in bhurmisparsa mudra, the earth touching gesture, with one holding an alms bowl. He wears incised patchwork robes of a monk decorated with lotus sprays.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The figure is cast with tightly curled hair with traces of blue pigment, pendulous earlobes, and a downward-looking gaze. He is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his hands are held in bhurmisparsa mudra, the earth touching gesture, with one holding an alms bowl. He wears incised patchwork robes of a monk decorated with lotus sprays.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a French private collection.
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Leila de vos van Steenwijk