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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
2138 18TH CENTURY
A REPOUSSÉ GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
18TH-19TH CENTURY The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base
with his hands held in dharmachakramudra. He is clad in fowing robes
The fgure is shown seated on a throne with both pendent feet resting draped over the left shoulder, and the downcast face is centered by a
on a lotus blossom and backed by a separately cast aureole, his hands raised urna, while there are traces of blue pigment in the hair.
held in dharmachakramudra in front of his chest. He is dressed in 10Ω in. (26.7 cm.) high
fowing robes incised with foliate roundels and adorned with separate
jewelry, with a fligree lotus blossom at each shoulder. The face is $10,000-15,000
serene in expression, and the hair is arranged in a tall chignon secured
with a separate tiara. 清十八世紀 銅鎏金佛坐像
9Ω in. (24.1 cm.) high
$10,000-15,000
清十八/十九世紀 黃銅鎏金敲花菩薩坐像
