Lot Essay
The base is inscribed 'Homage to [Buddha] Shakyamuni!' with the mantra Om mani padme hung repeated five times.
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MONGOLIA, SCHOOL OF ZANABAZAR, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha
Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, late 17th/early 18th Century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised double-lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a tightly fitted sanghati with finely incised floral scroll border, the lower rim of the base inscribed in cartouches, base sealed, richly gilt overall
9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high
Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, late 17th/early 18th Century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised double-lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a tightly fitted sanghati with finely incised floral scroll border, the lower rim of the base inscribed in cartouches, base sealed, richly gilt overall
9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high