A gilt bronze figure of the Teaching Buddha
Mongolia, Zanabazar School, 18th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised double-lotus base with beaded rims, his hands in dharmachakra mudra, wearing a sanghati with incised borders, his face a raised urna surmounted by the ushnisha, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of the Teaching Buddha
Mongolia, Zanabazar School, 18th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised double-lotus base with beaded rims, his hands in dharmachakra mudra, wearing a sanghati with incised borders, his face a raised urna surmounted by the ushnisha, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high