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ANOTHER PROPERTY
1777
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The fgure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a
double-lotus base with the right hand extended in
bhumisparsamudra and left hand in dhyanamudra
holding an ofering bowl, and clad in a close-ftting
sanghati incised with a foliate-patterned hem that
drapes in elegant folds over the left shoulder and
fans at the ankles. The face is cast with arched
eyebrows and downcast eyes centered by a raised
urna, and the hair is dressed in tight curls below
the ushnisha.
8æ in. (22.3 cm.) high

$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired by the grandfather of the current owner
in the early 20 century, and thence by descent
th
within the family.
清十八世紀 銅鎏金釋迦摩尼佛坐像

1777

PROPERTY FROM THE CADLE FAMILY COLLECTION
1778
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF
GUANYIN WITH ACOLYTES
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown seated
in dhyanasana on a separately cast lotus plinth
fanked by two separately cast acolytes, and wears
a crown centered by the Amitaba Buddha and
loose robes tied around the waist and open at the
chest. The hair is divided into two long tresses that
fall gracefully over the shoulders.
13√ in. (35.7 cm.) high

$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in China prior to 1940, and thence by
descent to the present owner.
明 漆金銅觀音童子像

1778