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A REPOUSSÉ GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
QIANLONG SEVEN-CHARACTER
INCISED MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE
PERIOD (1736-1795)
The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a
double lotus base with hands in bhumisparsamudra,
and wearing layered robes over a waist-tied dhoti,
the hair arranged in tight curls surmounted by
an usnisha. An inscription on top of the base in
Tibetan and around the rim in Chinese, Tibetan and
Mongolian, and the base is sealed with a base plate
incised with a double vajra.
11√ in. (30.3 cm.) high
$35,000-45,000

PROVENANCE
The Property of an Austrailian Collector; Christie’s
New York, 20 March 2002, lot 78.
The Property of a New York Collector; Christie’s
New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1641.
清乾隆 鎏金銅錘揲釋迦摩尼佛坐像
「大清乾隆年敬造」 單行七字刻款

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