Lot 113
113
A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA
A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA
A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA
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A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA

14TH-15TH CENTURY

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A RARE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA
14TH-15TH CENTURY
The figure is powerfully cast, seated in dhyanasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra and his left hand resting on his lap. The diaphanous saghati is gathered in folds over the left shoulder and ankles. His face bears a benevolent expression below a clearly delineated brow and a raised urna.
11 in. (27.5cm ) high
Provenance
Acquired in London in the early 1980s and thence by descent within the family
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The slender proportions, restrained detail and skilled delineation of the facial features in the present example make it an elegant example of Tibetan fifteenth century craftsmanship. For a closely related example formerly in the collection of Berti Aschmann, see H. Uhlig, On the Path to Enlighenment: The Berti Aschmann Foundation of Tibetan Art at the Museum Rietberg Zurich, 1995, pp.72-73, cat.no.30.

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