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933
PROPERTY FROM A LONG ISLAND, NY COLLECTION
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF
SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA INLAID WITH
SILVER AND COPPER
Tibet, 13th Century
the deity seated in dhyanasana with his left hand
gently placed in bhumisparsa mudra and his right
hand actively in dhyana mudra, with finger nails
embellished with inlaid copper, his articulated
features including heavily incised eyebrows and
almond shaped eyes embellished with silver
and copper, with weighted elongated earlobes,
lips of copper pursed in a relaxed smile, and
hair arranged in tight curls with a stupa-shaped
ushnisha
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13633.
Height 9⅝ in. (24.6 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Acquired mid 1990’s.
$ 8,000-12,000
934
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. ANGELA
JUCKER-GRUNAUER
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE DEPICTING
AVALOKITESHVARA
933 Tibet, 12th Century
the deity framed in an arched throne, wearing a
crown and ornamental jewelry, with a serene and
delicate face, holding a vase in his left hand, the
right hand with palm facing outwards in varada
mudra cupping a jewel, seated in dhyanasana on a
double lotus base
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13619.
Height 3⅜ in. (8.6 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Acquired between 1959-2005.
$ 4,000-6,000
934
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