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A LARGE GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE FIGURE 清十八世紀 鎏金銅釋迦牟尼佛坐像
OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
來源：
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Axel Benzler（1891-1976年）收藏，瑞典，1929年前得
seated in vajraparyankasana on a waisted lotus pedestal with 於俄羅斯
beaded edges, both arms raised before the chest with hands
held in dharmachakra mudra, cloaked in a loose sangati falling
across one arm leaving the chest bare, the robes skilfully
chased and incised at the hems with floral scrolls, cascading
onto the base in neat pleats, the serene dharmachakra mudra
face with a gentle smile and downcast eyes below an urna, the
long ears suspending pendulous earrings, the tightly curled
hair depicted through an array of small bossed whorls piling
high upon a domed ushnisha below a cintamani jewel finial
PROVENANCE
Collection of Axel Benzler (1891－1976), Sweden, acquired
from Russia prior to 1929.
HK$ 650,000-750,000
US$ 83,500-96,000
This powerful and highly expressive sculpture depicts the
Shakyamuni Buddha with his hands in dharmachakra mudra,
the gesture of turning the Buddhist Wheel of Law and
expounding the dharma, a posture referring to the Buddha’s
first sermon delivered in the deer park in Sarnath. The crisp
gilt-repoussé modelling encapsulates the 18th century Imperial
Chinese style, but the facial features are distinctly Tibetan.

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