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propertY oF a north amerICan prIVate this impressive bronze figure of Buddha 明十六 / 十七世紀 銅釋迦牟尼佛
CoLLeCtor shakyamuni in the earth-touching gesture. 坐像
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF Bhumisparsha mudra, recalls the moment of
SHAKYAMUNI his enlightenment, in which he called upon 來源
the earth as his witness of his battle against
MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH the temptations and attacks of mara and his 德國領事館，蒙特利爾，二戰之前
CENTURY demons. Compare a large lacquered bronze Sidney Carter Art Gallery，蒙特利爾
figure of shakyamuni, attributed to the ming 1930年代末購於上述處，此後家族傳承
the historical Buddha well cast seated in dynasty and sold at Christie’s paris, 13th
vajraparyankasana, the hands in bhumisparsha December 2017, lot 142.
mudra, the head covered in neat spiraled hair
bosses surrounding the cranial bump, the face $ 35,000-55,000
with gently arched brows above half-closed
bowed lids, the straight nose and small mouth,
the kasaya and antaravasaka garments with lotus-
patterned borders cast in relief and draped about
the body and legs, with traces of gilt lacquer, all
raised on a lotus flower base comprised of three
tiers of naturalistic petals, further raised on a foot
of stylized lotus petals (2)
height of figure 21½ in., 54.6 cm
PROVENANCE
German embassy, montreal, prior to World
War II.
sidney Carter art Gallery, montreal.
purchased from the above in the late 1930s,
and thence by descent.

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