A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA BUDDHA
NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a cushion with hands resting in his lap holding a bowl, clad in a robe gathered in folds around the ankles, the face with downcast, almond-shaped eyes flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls with the ushnisha capped by a knop.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA BUDDHA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 73
- Price Realised : USD 13,750
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
- Provenance : With Heeramaneck Galleries, New York. *Acquired by the current owner from the above in 1966.
- Origin : PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MIDWEST COLLECTION