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A REPOUSSÉ PARCEL-GILT BRONZE
FIGURE OF BUDDHA
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The fgure is shown standing and wearing a
sash-tied dhoti and loose robes that drape over
the shoulder and fall in pleats exposing a wan
emblem on the chest. The broad face has a serene
expression and the forehead is inset with a glass
urna beneath the tight whorls of hair surmounted
by a tall ushnisha. The palms and bottoms of the
feet are incised with the Wheel of the Law.
15 in. (38 cm.) high, gilt-bronze base
$15,000-20,000

PROVENANCE
Property from a Private New Jersey Collection;
Christie’s New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1639.
清乾隆 鎏金銅錘揲佛立相

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