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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
1774
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, with hands
held in dhyana mudra, and wearing softly pleated robes that drape over the left
shoulder and fall in crisp folds on the base. The rounded face is fnely cast with
a benevolent expression and an urna between the arched eyebrows. The hair is
dressed in ‘snail’ curls that cover the usnisha behind the elaborate crown tied
behind the ears with ribbons.
10æ in. (27.3 cm.) high

$100,000-150,000
明十五/十六世紀 鎏金銅釋迦牟尼佛坐像
五世紀

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