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A RARE ZITAN WOOD FIGURE OF A 338
BUDDHIST MONK 339
17th century ASIAN ART | 135
The figure and throne carved from a block
of hard wood, the monk modelled seated in
padmasana, with a robe over one shoulder,
the right arm raised, the left hand cradling
an alms bowl, all raised on a double-lotus
throne, painted in cold gold, the reverse with
a Tibetan inscription. 15cm (5 7/8in) high

£600 - 800
CNY5,500 - 7,300
HK$6,600 - 8,800

Compare with a zitan wood figure of an Arhat,
17th century, sold in Christie’s New York, 22
March 2011, lot 338.

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Cast seated in padmasana wearing long
robes open at the chest, the serene face
flanked with long earlobes and crowned with
a typical raised ushnisha, the hands raised in
mudra, all raised on a double-lotus throne.
19.5cm (9in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF
SAKYAMUNI
16th/17th century
The deity clad in long robes open at the
chest, with floral motifs at the hems, the
serene face flanked with long earlobes, and
crowned with an ushnisha covered in tightly
coiled hair ringlets, seated in padmasana with
the hands in bhumisparsa mudra, all raised on
a double lotus throne.
28cm (11in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

339
A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE INFANT
BUDDHA
Qing Dynasty
The heavily cast figure of the standing infant
with each hand in mudra and pointing to
the sky and ground, the rotund body clad
in a tunic with ring punched lotus flower
decoration. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high

£600 - 800
CNY5,500 - 7,300
HK$6,600 - 8,800