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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A large gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Tibet, 15th century
Very finely cast seated on a lotus throne with hands in bhumisparsa mudra, clad in a diaphanous robe with incised borders, lotus flowers incised into the palms of the hand and soles of the feet, the face with heavy-lidded eyes and a raised urna flanked by pendulous lobes, the hair in tightly coiled curls with a high ushnisha topped by a gilt finial, with remains of polychromy in the hair and lips, the base sealed
18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th century
Very finely cast seated on a lotus throne with hands in bhumisparsa mudra, clad in a diaphanous robe with incised borders, lotus flowers incised into the palms of the hand and soles of the feet, the face with heavy-lidded eyes and a raised urna flanked by pendulous lobes, the hair in tightly coiled curls with a high ushnisha topped by a gilt finial, with remains of polychromy in the hair and lips, the base sealed
18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high