A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, early 19th c.
H. 14,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including underskirt secured around the waist with a belt and a mantle covering his left shoulder, its border incised with flowerheads, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes, his curled hair continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, unsealed.
From an old European private collection, acquired prior to 2000
Minor wear, bowl lost