A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
Seated in Dhyanasana on a round cushion with hands in Bhumisparshamudra, wearing thick silk robes with incised borders, the face with finely cast features and Urna cast as if a whorl of hair, the Ushnisha surmounted by a knop
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high

Details

  • Title : A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
  • Year : 15TH CENTURY
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Gilt Bronze
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Collection : Christies
  • LOT : 19
  • Price realised : USD 245,000
  • Estimate : USD 150,000 - USD 250,000
  • Provenance : The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973