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EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY
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A LARGE POLYCHROME FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Early Ming Dynasty, 14th century
Seated in padmasana with right hand raised in vitarka mudra and left hand resting on his knee, wearing a crown of green leaves over blue hair and with downcast eyes set with glass pupils, a brown robe with red lining draped about his shoulders and patterned with a design of carved floral meanders, the garment tied at the waist with a lime-green sash and the skin coloured an orange-brown, some damage and repair
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high, 32 in. (81.2 cm.) wide
Early Ming Dynasty, 14th century
Seated in padmasana with right hand raised in vitarka mudra and left hand resting on his knee, wearing a crown of green leaves over blue hair and with downcast eyes set with glass pupils, a brown robe with red lining draped about his shoulders and patterned with a design of carved floral meanders, the garment tied at the waist with a lime-green sash and the skin coloured an orange-brown, some damage and repair
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high, 32 in. (81.2 cm.) wide
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