A copper figure of Buddha

A copper figure of Buddha

Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular throne with vajra at the front, with the hands in dhyana- and bhumisparshamudra, wearing a closely fitting sanghati, the face with prominent ushnisha, backed by a halo and a flaming torana 7¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high

Details

  • Title : A copper figure of Buddha
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Copper
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Period : 10th/11th century
  • Collection : Christies
  • LOT : 372
  • Price realised : USD 206,500
  • Estimate : USD 60,000 - USD 80,000
  • Provenance : Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Neustatter, Los Angeles, before 1974 Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from Sotheby's, New York, March 2000, lot 42
  • Literature : P. Pal, The Arts of Nepal, 1974, plate 184 *P. Pal, Nepal: Where the Gods are Young, 1976, p. 31, fig. 8 *U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 326, fig 85B