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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A Large Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibet, 16th Century
The well modeled figure seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with stippled rims, with hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudras, wearing a tightly clad sanghati with beaded borders and incised floral bands, his contemplative face with arched raised brows, turquoise inlaid urna, lidded eyes, aquiline nose and lips in a gentle smile framed by pierced pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha with flame cintamani, base sealed
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th Century
The well modeled figure seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with stippled rims, with hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudras, wearing a tightly clad sanghati with beaded borders and incised floral bands, his contemplative face with arched raised brows, turquoise inlaid urna, lidded eyes, aquiline nose and lips in a gentle smile framed by pierced pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha with flame cintamani, base sealed
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high