PROPERTY OF THEREZA N DE GOUVEA COY
A LARGE WELL-CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
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A LARGE WELL-CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY
Shown seated in padmasana, with hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudra, wearing crisply draped robes with composite foliate scroll borders, the face cast with a gentle, contemplative expresssion, the large usnisa surrounded by rounded curls, extensive gilding remaining, red and black pigment--22 in. (56cm.) high, wood stand
MING DYNASTY
Shown seated in padmasana, with hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudra, wearing crisply draped robes with composite foliate scroll borders, the face cast with a gentle, contemplative expresssion, the large usnisa surrounded by rounded curls, extensive gilding remaining, red and black pigment--22 in. (56cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Collection of Ambassador Joao de Bianchi, first Portuguese ambassador to Washington, D.C.