Page 126 - Bonhams Chinese and Himalayan Paintings June 2016

PROPERTY FROM THE
JOYCE B. DOHENY TRUST

8220
A DEHUA SEATED FIGURE
OF THE BUDDHA
Late 19th/20th century
Well modeled with an ushnisha emerging
from tight snail shell curls above the face
cast gently downwards, the robe falling from
the left shoulder and gathered at the waist
beneath a Buddhist wan symbol on the chest,
the arms held in the lap in dhyana mudra
above the crossed feet, the figure seated on a
four-layered lotus pedestal rising from foaming
waves entwined with thick lotus stems and
spreading leaves, the back of the figure
stamped with Dehua in a ribboned gourd
reserve above the four-character seal reading
Su Rushan zhi.
14 3/4in (37.5cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

十九或二十世紀 白 坐像

8220 8221
TWO DEHUA STANDING
8221 FIGURES OF THE BUDDHA
124 | BONHAMS 20th century
Each modeled standing with the face glancing
downwards, eyes almost closed and lips
gently smiling, the right hand stretched
downwards with open palm in varada mudra
and the left hand cradling a lotus blossom,
the robe swept over the left shoulder and
tied at the waist, all atop a half-veiled single-
tiered lotus pedestal, the back of each figure
impressed with the four-character seal reading
bo zhi yu ren. 13in (33cm) high, each

$1,500 - 2,500

二十世紀 白 像尊