Page 147 - Christies Fine Chinese Works of Art March 2016 New York
P. 147
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
1420
A GILT AND POLYCHROMED-BRONZE
FIGURE OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Buddha sits in dhyanasana on a double-lotus
base with his hands in bhumisparshamudra. He
is garbed in fowing robes draped over both
shoulders, and the face is held in a serene
expression, and surmounted by a prominent
ushnisha. The Buddha’s skin has been picked
out in gold leaf, and the robes and lotus-base
have been applied with polychromy.
18º in. (46.4 cm.) high
$15,000-25,000
明 銅鎏金彩繪佛坐像
145
