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A gIlT-bRONZe FIguRe OF buddhA shAKyAMuNI,
beIJINg OR INNeR MONgOlIA, 17Th ceNTuRy
Probably Dolonnor. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a raised and
beaded double-lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra and
holding an alms bowl with a gankyil or “wheel of joy”, composed of
three swirling and interconnected blades at its center.
Provenance: From an old Hungarian private collection.
condition: The base unsealed. Most of the original gilding has worn
off. The surface shows some minor scratches and traces of use. There
are several very old repairs to the base, well visible from the inside.
remnants of old pigment and lacquer coatings. Minor verdigris. The
alms bowl may have been reattached at some point.
Weight: 3.2 kg
Dimensions: Height 31 cm
Buddha wears a tightly fitted robe with neatly incised scrollwork bands and
borders elegantly draped across his left shoulder. The face shows a serene
expression centered by the third eye, flanked by long pendulous earlobes
pierced with vertical slots, the hair is tied in a remarkably tall chignon
supporting a jewel atop.

The present figure shares aesthetic aspects such as the tall chignon and the
heavily draped robes characteristic of the figures created in or around the
thriving Buddhist center of Dolonnor in Inner Mongolia. The city as a site
of cultural exchange between the imperial court and the Mongols received
strong patronage from the Kangxi, yongzheng and Qianlong emperors.
Literature comparison: Compare with a related gilt-bronze figure of
Ushnishavijaya in the Dunhuang Research Academy, illustrated in Gansu
wenwu jinghua (Selected Cultural Relics from the Gansu Province), Beijing,
2006, no. 308, showing related drapery. Compare also with a gilt-bronze
figure of a Green Tara, Mongolia, 18th century, at Christie’s London, 14 May
2019, lot 262.

銅鎏金釋迦穆尼坐蓮像，北京或内蒙古，十七世紀
可能是多倫淖爾。 釋迦穆尼打蓮花座坐在雙層蓮花座上，右手施觸地印，左手握著
施捨缽，其中心由三個漩渦狀且相互連接的葉片組成。
來源：匈牙利私人老收藏
品相：底座未封印。大部分原始鎏金已脫落。表面有一些劃痕和使用痕跡。底座有一
些很老的修補，從内部可見。殘留的舊顏料和清漆塗料。 小銅綠。 施捨缽可能已在
某個時候重新連接。
重量：3.2 公斤
尺寸：高31 厘米
estimate euR 4.000,-
Starting price EUr 2.000,-

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