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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION
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A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA
TIBET, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
The figure is powerfully cast, seated in dhyanasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra
and his left hand resting on his lap. The diaphanous saghati is gathered in folds over the left shoulder and
ankles. His face bears a benevolent expression below a clearly delineated brow and a raised urna.
11 in. (27.5cm ) high
£40,000-60,000 US$52,000-77,000
€44,000-66,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in London in the early 1980s and thence by descent within the family
The slender proportions, restrained detail and skilled delineation of the facial features in the present
example make it an elegant example of Tibetan fifteenth century craftsmanship. For a closely related
example formerly in the collection of Berti Aschmann, see H. Uhlig, On the Path to Enlighenment: The
Berti Aschmann Foundation of Tibetan Art at the Museum Rietberg Zurich, 1995, pp.72-73, cat.no.30.

瑞士私人珍藏
西藏十四/十五世紀 鎏金銅佛坐像
來源:
於1980年代初購自倫敦, 家傳至今

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