Lot 322
A PART-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Estimated Value:
4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result:
5.827 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, Ming dynastyH. 31,2 cm
Shown seated in dhyanasana with the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left in dhyana mudra above the foot, with a wan emblem in the center of the bared chest, wearing loosely draped robes and a tied dhoti with foliate borders, the face well cast with contemplative expression and with a small urna in the forehead, the hair indicated by small bosses surrounding the usnisha.
Collection Watrin, Berlin, acquired by a family member in the late 19th century in China by repute, sold
at Nagel, 30.10.2009, lot 55 - Minor wear, traces of age


