Lot Essay
The Buddha's depiction in sambhogakaya, or "body-of-bliss" posture, is similar to many bodhisattvas, and it is only his distinctive hand geture that denotes his identity as Buddha.
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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt and polychromed wooden figure of Akshobya
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on a lotus throne in bhumisparshamudra, wearing flowing robes and sash painted with gold patterns, the hair pulled into a chignon secured with a foliate tiara, locks escaping over the shoulders
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on a lotus throne in bhumisparshamudra, wearing flowing robes and sash painted with gold patterns, the hair pulled into a chignon secured with a foliate tiara, locks escaping over the shoulders
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 119 and 304, cat. no. 146
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1983