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TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Details
A rare copper-inlaid bronze figure of Buddha
Tibet, 14th/15th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in bhumisparshamudra, clad in a sheer sanghati with copper-inlaid hems, the face with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes centered by a triangular urna, flanked by pendulous earlobes with a beaded edge, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha and topped with a knop
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Tibet, 14th/15th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in bhumisparshamudra, clad in a sheer sanghati with copper-inlaid hems, the face with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes centered by a triangular urna, flanked by pendulous earlobes with a beaded edge, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha and topped with a knop
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, United States, before 1978
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30565
Exhibited
Pacificulture-Asia Museum, California, March - May 1978 (L4.13.78)
Journey to Tibet, Lotusland, Montecito, California, 26 July 1998
Journey to Tibet, Lotusland, Montecito, California, 26 July 1998