A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA

SUI-TANG DYNASTY (AD 581-907), 6TH-7TH CENTURY

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A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA
SUI-TANG DYNASTY (AD 581-907), 6TH-7TH CENTURY
Buddha is shown with right hand held in vitarkamudra and left in varadamudra, and wears a simple robe that fans out in crisp folds over the legs and the front edge. A pierced attachment tab projects from the back of the head.
Figure 3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high, later gilt-bronze stand
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.

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