A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

China, Ming dynasty, early 16th c.
H. 24 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment, including a mantle covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a bud.
Old South German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Wear, very minor repairs