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TWO GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURES OF BUDDHA AMITABHA AND BHAISAJYAGURU
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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TWO GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURES OF BUDDHA AMITABHA AND BHAISAJYAGURU
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Both figures are shown seated in dhyanasana, one with hands in dhyanamudra and the other with the lowered right hand holding a myrobalan fruit, both wearing robes left open at the chest revealing a sash-tied dhoti beneath and wan emblem on the chest, the borders of the robes finely incised with floral scroll.
6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Both figures are shown seated in dhyanasana, one with hands in dhyanamudra and the other with the lowered right hand holding a myrobalan fruit, both wearing robes left open at the chest revealing a sash-tied dhoti beneath and wan emblem on the chest, the borders of the robes finely incised with floral scroll.
6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York in the 1950s.
Ancient Art (Leonard Kaplan [1922-2008]), Laguna Beach, California, 1972.
Christie’s New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1636.
Ancient Art (Leonard Kaplan [1922-2008]), Laguna Beach, California, 1972.
Christie’s New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1636.