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Lot 154*
AN IMPORTANT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA
Estimated Value:
20.000 € - 30.000 €
Result:
296.310 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, probably Dali Kingdom, ca. 10th/ 11th c.H. 30,8 cm
Standing in samabhanga with his right arm lowered along his body with the hand cusped while the left is stretched forward supporting the alms-bowl filled with food, clad in a monastic garment including an underskirt falling down his legs partly covering his feet and wavering out at the backside around his feet and a mantle draped over his left shoulder with a section folded back to the front encircling the arm and its finial placed on his left hand supporting the alms-bowl, the drapery of the mantle falling in neat pleats down his body, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the curled hair continuing into a low ushnisha set to the front with a half-moon shaped ornament, traces of pigments.
Old private collection, acquired on 4 November 1982 from T.Y. King & Sons Ltd. Hong Kong (copy of invoice available) - Wear, slightly chipped, very minor damages due to age
