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PROPERTY OF AN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTOR
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
SHAKYAMUNI
Tibet, Circa 15th Century
seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double-lotus throne, the
hands in dhyana mudra and bhumisparsa mudra, and wearing a
close-! tting sanghati with beaded hem decorated with incised
foliate hem, the pleated end draped over his left shoulder, his
face with serene meditative expression, the circular urna in
relief on his forehead, ! nely arched eyebrows, eyes downcast
in contemplation, and slightly-smiling bow-shaped mouth, his
hair arranged in rows of curls and pigmented blue, the domed
ushnisha surmounted by a bud-shaped chintamani
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13475.
Height: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 23rd March 2000, lot 91.
$ 150,000-200,000

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