A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
bronze with dark brown patina, the face, torso, arms and feet gilt
overall height: 31 cm (12 1/4 in.)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, New York, October 18, 1990, lot 196. (Copy of invoice available upon request)
Private Collection, New Jersey (acquired by the present owners at the above sale)
LOT NOTES
The Buddha seated in dhyanasana with his hands held in bhumisparsa mudra, dressed in a long flowing robe, his hair styled in tight curls below a domed ushnisha.
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
bronze with dark brown patina, the face, torso, arms and feet gilt
overall height: 31 cm (12 1/4 in.)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, New York, October 18, 1990, lot 196. (Copy of invoice available upon request)
Private Collection, New Jersey (acquired by the present owners at the above sale)
LOT NOTES
The Buddha seated in dhyanasana with his hands held in bhumisparsa mudra, dressed in a long flowing robe, his hair styled in tight curls below a domed ushnisha.
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