A FINE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Schätzpreis:

4.000 €

Description:

China, Kangxi period
H. 16,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base cast all around with three rows of upturned petals, his right hand lowered in the bhumisparshamudra while the left is elegantly resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt tied around the waist with a ribbon knotted to the front, mantle covering both shoulders, its borders finely incised with various musters including flower-heads and scrolling tendrils, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, his blue coloured curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and set to the front with a ratna, sealed.
Old European private collection, acquired before 1995 - Very minor wear to gilding

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