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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A
SEATED BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The fgure, with serene expression is shown seated on
a double lotus base in padmasana, with the hands in
dhyanamudra, and wears a pleated, incised dhoti. The
hair is dressed in curls that also cover the ushnisha.
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
$7,000-10,000

For a related 15-century gilt-bronze fgure, which bears
an inscription dating it to the frst year of Jingtai (1450),
see Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Buddhist
Statues (I), Beijing, 1999, p. 153, no. 11, where the fgure
is identifed as Bhaisajyaguru Buddha. See, also, two
further similar 15-century gilt-lacquered bronze fgures
of seated Buddha sold at Christie’s New York, one on
24-25 March 2011, lot 1630, and the other on 22-34
March 2012, lot 1778.
明十五世紀 鎏金銅佛坐像

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Manjushri is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, with
his hands in dharmachakra mudra holding the tips
of lotus stems which bear his attributes of a sword
and a book at his shoulders. He wears a fowing dhoti
gathered in folds around his knees and a swirling
sash over the shoulders which reveals the bare chest
adorned with beaded, pendent jewellery, and the hair
is pulled up into a topknot behind the crown and falls in
neat tresses onto the shoulder. There are traces of gilt
lacquer.
8º in. (21 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000

Compare the similar bronze fgure of Manjushri dated
to the 16th century, but of larger size (33.7 cm. high),
sold at Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 2018, lot 573.
明十五/十六世紀 銅文殊菩薩坐像

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