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Lot 470

A gilt-bronze of Buddha Shakyamuni

Estimated Value:

2.500 € - 3.500 €

Result:

4.662 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th cent.
H. 17,3 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap supporting the alms-bowl, wearing a monastic garment including an underskirt and a mantle covering his left shoulder, its borders engraved with scrolling tendrils and geometric musters, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, painted facial details, elongated earlobes, his curled hair continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus-bud, resealed.
From an important Southern German private collection, collected since the 1960s - Minimally wear, a few minor chipping