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Lot 2343

A GILT- AND RED-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

1.200 € - 1.800 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China or Vietnam, early Qing dynasty
H. 51 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus-base placed on a double tiered octagonal base, his right hand originally holding an attribute while the left is stretched along his body, wearing monastic garment including skirt secured with a ribbon around his middle and a mantle covering both shoulders, its pleats falling down around his feet, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes, his curled hairdo continuing into the uhnisha and topped with a lotus-bud.
From an old German private collection (a commercial agent in Asia), collected in the 1970s and 80s
Partly traces of age and fine hairline cracks