A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni

Description:

Tibet, late 15th cent.
H. 17,5 cm
He sits in vajrasana on a lotus pedestal, his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra, while his left rests on his shoulders. He wears a transparent robe, one part of which is draped over his left shoulder in the form of a swallow's tail, his face shows a serene expression with downcast eyes under arched eyebrows that merge into the bridge of the nose üa raised una on the forehead, smiling lips, pierced elongated earlobes, his curly hairstyle continuing into the ushnisha and crowned with a lotus bud, base plate loosely inserted.
Important South German private collection collected until 2004, this bronze was acquired at Koller Zürich, 13.6.1997, lot 34 - Gilding with minior wear, slightly chipped