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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735)
The Buddha is fnely cast seated on a double lotus
pedestal with legs crossed and the hands held in the lap in
dhyanasana, the gesture of meditation. The robe covers the
left shoulder and is edged with incised lotus scroll, and the
hooded eyes, lips and “snailshell” hair are highlighted with
red, blue and white pigments.
13Ω in. (34.3 cm.) high

$50,000-70,000

PROVENANCE

A&J Speelman, London, 1990.

Compare the stylistically similar gilt-bronze fgure of
Bhaisajyaguru Buddha dated by inscription to the 21st year
of Kangxi (1682), but with more elaborately decorated robes,
illustrated in Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series, Buddhist
Statues I, Beijing, 2001, pp. 212-13, no. 180 and 181.

清康熙/雍正 銅鎏金佛坐像

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