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Lot 352
A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA
Estimated Value:
20.000 € - 30.000 €
Schätzpreis:
Description:
Korea, ca. 16th/ 17th c.H. 9,2 cm
Seated in vajrasana with his right hand raised in a form of the vitarkamudra while the left is holding a disc in the shape of a chakra, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt secured around the middle with a ribbon knotted to the front and a mantle covering both shoulders falling down in pleats over his legs, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes, his hair combed in a knot and secured with a diadem, traces of blue pigment.
Erratum: According to the owners from an old European private collection, assembled before 1998
Very minor wear
