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A SILVER AND COPPER-INALID COPPER-ALLOY 十三/十四世紀 A LARGE GILT-COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF 十四/十五世紀
FIGURE OF SANGYE YARJON 藏傳銅錯銀桑傑雅俊坐像 SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA 藏傳鎏金銅合金釋迦牟尼佛坐像
TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, wearing a seated in vajrasana on a double lotus base, his right hand held
simple robe with finely incised copper-inlaid hems and silver- in bhumisparsha mudra or earth-touching gesture, his left hand
inlaid beaded borders, his serene face with a gentle smile and in dhyana mudra, dressed in a diaphanous sanghati gathered
closely cropped hair and draped over the left shoulder, his face with a serene
Height 11 cm, 4⅓ in. meditative expression, with eyes downcast in contemplation,
his hair arranged in tight rows of curls, the domed ushnisha
£ 8,000-12,000 surmounted by a bud-shaped chintamani, the base sealed
Height 29.5 cm, 11⅝ in.
‡ £ 30,000-50,000

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