A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibet, 17th c.
H. 10,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing diaphanous monastic garment showing a section draped over his left shoulder in the shape of a swallow’s tail, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, the blue coloured curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus-bud, resealed.
German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Minor wear and traces of age