A gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Nepal, 15th Century
Seated in Dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands in Bhumisparsamudra with the vajra resting before him, clad in a Diaphanoussanghati with the folds elegantly piled beneath the ankles, the face with elongated eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes and surmounted by a prominent Ushnisha, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 15th Century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 549
- Pre-Lot Text : Property of a Private Connecticut Collector
- Price realised : USD 15,000
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
- Provenance : Private collection, New York, acquired from Spink and Son, Ltd., London, 22 July 1974