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A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE MEDICINE A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF
Tibet, probably 16th/17th century BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Typically seated in dhyanasana on a double Tibet, 15th/16th century Probably Burma, 17th century or earlier
lotus base, his right hand calling the Earth to Seated in padmasana on a double lotus Seated in padmasana over a single row of
witness in the bhumisparsa mudra, clad in throne, holding a fruit in his right hand and lotus lappets, his left hand held in his lap,
a diaphanous robe with incised borders and a box in the left, the Buddha wearing a the right touching the earth in bhumisparsa
‘shou’ roundels. diaphanous dhoti with incised hems, the head mudra, the deity wearing a heavy necklace
15.3cm (6in) high with traces of gilt and pigment to the face and with beaded borders, a diaphanous dhoti and
hair respectively; together with a bronze figure a high, pointed crown. 16.3cm (6 3/8in) high
£1,000 - 2,000 of Shadakshari Lokeshvara, wearing a five-
CNY8,800 - 18,000 pointed crown and loose-fitting robes, a figure £1,500 - 2,000
HK$11,000 - 22,000 of Shakyamuni atop the chignon, the figure CNY13,000 - 18,000
and four arms framed by a flaming mandorla, HK$16,000 - 22,000
probably 18th century. The Buddha: 11.5cm
(4 1/2in) high (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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