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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA
TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
10Ω in. (26.7 cm.) high
$40,000-60,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York, 1990s, by repute.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24622.
Seated on a low throne with his legs pendent and resting on a diminutive lotus
base and his hands held in dharmachakramudra, the current figure represents
the future buddha, Maitreya, preaching in the Tushita Heaven. Maitreya
awaits the day when the teachings of the Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni,
are forgotten by earth's inhabitants, at which point he will descend from
the Tushita Heaven to become a buddha. The present figure, richly gilt and
heavily cast, exudes reassurance through his benevolent facial expression and
graceful gesture.

西藏 十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅彌勒菩薩坐像
來源:
私人珍藏, 紐約, 1990年代 (傳)
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24622

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