A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

China, 15th/ 16th c.
H. 21,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a plinth with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including underskirt fastened around his waist with a belt, mantle covering both shoulders, its border incised with scrolling tendrils, his chest engraved with the swastika-emblem, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead and the curled hair continuing into a low ushnisha.
South German private collection - Wear and slightly chipped