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A SMALL EARLY GILT-BRONZE
FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
SIXTEEN KINGDOMS PERIOD (AD 304-439)
The fgure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lion throne, and wears a square
shawl that is draped around the body. A small attachment tab projects from
the back of the head.
3¿ in. (8 cm.) high, wood stand
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.
五胡十六國 鎏金銅釋迦牟尼佛坐像
This fgure belongs to a specifc group of small sculptures of Shakyamuni Buddha made
for personal devotion that found popularity during the fourth to ffth centuries in China.
They are some of the earliest free-standing representations of Buddha made in China,
and point to the direct spread of Buddhism from India into China.
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