Lot 229
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STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE
PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE

NEPAL, EPOQUE LICCHAVI, IXEME-XEME SIECLE

Details
STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE
NEPAL, EPOQUE LICCHAVI, IXEME-XEME SIECLE
Il est représenté assis en vajrasana sur une base lotiforme. Ses mains sont en dhyanamudra. Son corps est partiellement doré à froid.
Son visage est empreint de sérénité.
Hauteur: 12 cm. (4 ¾ in.)
Provenance
American private collection, acquired by the parents of the present owner in the 1960s, by repute.
Exhibited
On loan to The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C, from 1991 to 2017.
Further details
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
NEPAL, LICCHAVI PERIOD, 9TH-10TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

This fine image of Buddha Shakyamuni epitomizes the sensitivity of modeling and graceful beauty of Licchavi period sculpture. Originating in Northern Bihar, the Licchavi aesthetic was deeply rooted in North Indian artistic traditions. Characterized by soft rounded modeling and languid forms, the Sarnath style of sculpture from the Gupta period had an immense influence on Nepalese art.

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