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A SILVER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY
8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.) high
HKD80,000 - 120,000
爪哇 印度尼西亞 約九世紀 釋迦牟尼銀像
Depicting the Buddha with a tranquil, downcast gaze and a relaxed
gait, this silver miniature evokes an arresting quietude. Standing on a
crisp, double-lotus base, Shakyamuni holds both of his finely modelled
hands in the gesture of teaching (vitarka mudra), with the middle finger
touching the thumb. The hem of his robe gracefully meanders down
his left flank.
The sculpture’s pleasing figural volume, small pleated samghati draped
over the left shoulder, and looped halo compare with a late 9th-century
Buddha Vairocana in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1987.142.23).
Also compare a Javanese gold-and-silver figure of the same subject
sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 18 October 2005, lot 176.
Provenance
Private Hong Kong Collection
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