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491 The rounded, formulaic folds of the present 492 TP
figure and the distinctive shape of the plinth A LARGE THAI GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
A SMALL BRONZE STANDING BUDDHIST on which it is standing are features often BUDDHA
FIGURE found in bronze sculpture of the Liao or Song 16th century
Possibly Liao Dynasty periods. A slightly larger standing figure of The deity cast seated in dhyanasana, with the
Standing on a square plinth with both arms Buddha wearing robes of similar design in slender body clad in loose robes, the hands in
gathered before its torso, clad in thick robes their elongated sleeves and rounded folds, bhumisparsha mudra, the serene face flanked
cascading down in round, formulaic folds and but standing on a lotus plinth, was sold by long ears, the head with ‘snail-curl’ hair
wrapping over the left shoulder, the head cast at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, Fine Chinese and crowned with high ushnisha with a flame
with elongated ears and a square headdress, Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 October 2013, finial, raised on a plain plinth. 55cm (21 5/8in)
the details of casting very worn down, the lot 3292. Another small gilt bronze figure, with high
surface all covered in a dark patina with slightly different folds but standing on a similar
traces of verdigris, with an accompanying plinth, was sold at Christie’s, New York, Fine £5,000 - 8,000
John Sparks Ltd. labelled box. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 19 CNY43,000 - 69,000 HK$49,000 - 78,000
8.3cm (3 1/8in) high (3). September 2006, lot 129.
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
178 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
