A VERY RARE WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA

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A VERY RARE WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA
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The figure seated in dhyanasana, wearing loosely-fitted robes open at the chest, the face with a serene expression, the hair tied in a topknot, the ears with long lobes, traces of pigment to the reverse, seated on a lotus base (hands missing), wood stand
35 1/2in. (90cm.) high

Lot Essay

Published representations of Buddha in wood are rare, however, several examples in public collections are illustrated, cf. the related example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated in Hai-Wai Yi-Chen, Chinese Art in Overseas Collections, Buddhist Sculpture (II), pl. 139.

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