CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA
ca. 1700 AD or earlier; A fine Buddha seated in vajrasana on a lotus, his body in slight tribhanga, beautifully rendered fingers holding the vajra with his right hand in front of his breast, while his left rests on his lap and holds the ghanta, wearing pleated dhoti, scarf with both ends curled over the arms and falling on the pericarp of the lotus, many body ornaments, his face with serene expression, urna, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with circular ear rings, five-leaf crown in front with three-leaf similar shaped elements at the backside, pattras, the hairdress buttoned in a chignon. Size:150mmx100mm;586g. Base sealed and engraved. Condition: Very good with some wear. Provenance: From an established British collection of Asian art; formerly acquired in the 1990s on the UK art market.
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ca. 1700 AD or earlier; A fine Buddha seated in vajrasana on a lotus, his body in slight tribhanga, beautifully rendered fingers holding the vajra with his right hand in front of his breast, while his left rests on his lap and holds the ghanta, wearing pleated dhoti, scarf with both ends curled over the arms and falling on the pericarp of the lotus, many body ornaments, his face with serene expression, urna, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with circular ear rings, five-leaf crown in front with three-leaf similar shaped elements at the backside, pattras, the hairdress buttoned in a chignon. Size:150mmx100mm;586g. Base sealed and engraved. Condition: Very good with some wear. Provenance: From an established British collection of Asian art; formerly acquired in the 1990s on the UK art market.
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