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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA

NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-534),
LATE 5TH CENTURY

Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, with one end of the
simple robe that is wrapped around the body draped over the left shoulder.
The body is backed by a plain fame-shaped aureole surrounding a nimbus
with raised border behind the head.
4¬ in. (11.7 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.
Compare the similar fgure dated Northern Wei dynasty illustrated by
Jin Shen in Hai wai ji Gang yai cang li dai fo xiang: zhen pin ji nian tu jian
(Catalogue of Treasures of Buddhist Sculptures in Overseas Collections
Including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Shanxi, 2007, p. 430 (top).

北魏五世紀後期 鎏金銅釋迦牟尼佛坐像

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