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Property of David Bruce Duncan and Deana Pitcairn Duncan
A gilt bronze figure of a seated Buddha
TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of a seated Buddha
Tibet, 15th/16th century
Seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, his left in dhyana mudra, wearing a close-fitting sanghati with incised hems, his hair with tightly knit curls and gold knop over his ushnisha, his serene expression accentuated with the remains of cold gold and polychromy in the eyes and mouth
11 in. (28 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th/16th century
Seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, his left in dhyana mudra, wearing a close-fitting sanghati with incised hems, his hair with tightly knit curls and gold knop over his ushnisha, his serene expression accentuated with the remains of cold gold and polychromy in the eyes and mouth
11 in. (28 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the Reverend Pitcairn in the 1920s