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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW HAMPSHIRE
COLLECTION
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF
BHAISAJYAGURU
Tibet, 15th/16th Century
the Medicine Buddha seated in dhyanasana on
a double lotus base with a beaded edge, with his
left hand holding a bowl filled with amrita, his right
hand holding a myrobalan fruit, the face serene
with each feature composed and natural, the
elongated ears slightly flaring over the shoulders,
with upturned lips, a narrow and elongated nose
underscored by the gentle and sinuous contours
of the eyes and eyebrows, the delineated curls
of the head with a tall and prominent ushnisha
crowned with a bud, the body draped with a
sanghti with an incised hem cascading into folds
by the feet
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13636.
Height 8¼ in. (21 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Kenny & Higgins Asian Art, 1983.
Compare to similar subjects in Sotheby’s Paris,
23rd June, 2016, lot 131 and lot 139.
$ 25,000-35,000
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