Lot 21
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Estimated Value:
5.000 € - 8.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, 15th/16th c., the base possibly 17th c.H. 19,5 (31 cm)
Seated in vajrasana on an associated lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing a diaphanous monastic garment showing a small section draped over his left shoulder in the shape of a swallow’s tail, his face displaying a meditative expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, the curled hair continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus-bud, unsealed.
Old German private collection, assembled from the 1980's till 2005 - Wear, slightly chipped


