Page 27 - Christie's Buddhist Art May 29, 2019 Hong Kong

THE GUMP’S BUDDHA
THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND
MONUMENTAL IMPERIAL GILT-
LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF THE
MEDICINE BUDDHA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The Buddha is shown seated in padmasana with his right hand extended
in varadamudra and his left hand held above his lap, with palm upward
in dhyanamudra, clad in voluminous robes gathered above the waist, the
face with a serene expression and the forehead inset with a lapis lazuli
urna. Below the multitude of snail-shell curls of hair painted in black
and highlighted with blue pigment over the ushnisha. The chest with a
concealed cavity opening at the back for consecration.
The figure: 68 in. (172.7 cm.) high; overall height including gilt-lacquered
wood pedestal: 95 in. (241.2 cm.) high
HK$30,000,000-50,000,000 US$3,900,000-6,400,000

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