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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with the right hand extended in bhumisparsamudra and left hand in dhyanamudra holding an offering bowl, and clad in a close-fitting sanghati incised with a foliate-patterned hem that drapes in elegant folds over the left shoulder and fans at the ankles. The face is cast with arched eyebrows and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, and the hair is dressed in tight curls below the ushnisha.
8 ¾ in. (22.3 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with the right hand extended in bhumisparsamudra and left hand in dhyanamudra holding an offering bowl, and clad in a close-fitting sanghati incised with a foliate-patterned hem that drapes in elegant folds over the left shoulder and fans at the ankles. The face is cast with arched eyebrows and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, and the hair is dressed in tight curls below the ushnisha.
8 ¾ in. (22.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the current owner in the early 20th century, and thence by descent within the family.