A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI

Description:

China, Qing dynasty
105 x75 x 47 cm
Seated in vajrasana with his hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt tied around the waist with a ribbon knotted to the front and a mantle covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes, his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and set to the front with a ratna, traces of polychrome
From a Dutch private collection, acquired from Christie's, Amsterdam, Sale 2476, 27.09.2005, lot 526. Invoice copy available on request