Lot Essay
The inscription may be translated, 'Made on an auspicious day in the sixth month of the sixth year of Longqing'
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A DATED MING BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
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A DATED MING BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
DATED TO THE SIXTH YEAR OF LONGQING, CORRESPONDING TO 1572, AND OF THE PERIOD
Shown seated in padmasana atop an hexagonal base, with hands in held before the chest in uttarabodhi, wearing loosely draped robes, the hair dressed in tight, pointed curls, with a rectangular aperture in the back, the inscription, Longqing liunian liuyue jiri zao cast on the back of the stand--28in. (71.1cm.) high
DATED TO THE SIXTH YEAR OF LONGQING, CORRESPONDING TO 1572, AND OF THE PERIOD
Shown seated in padmasana atop an hexagonal base, with hands in held before the chest in uttarabodhi, wearing loosely draped robes, the hair dressed in tight, pointed curls, with a rectangular aperture in the back, the inscription, Longqing liunian liuyue jiri zao cast on the back of the stand--28in. (71.1cm.) high