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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
24-Apr-2007
Lot No.
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Description:
A large Chinese very finely cast bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Ming, 17th century, seated in vairasana, his hands in dhyana mudra, a swastika on his chest and the ushnisha rising from a head of tightly curled hair, his robes finely detailed at the borders, the whole with evidence of original gilt and polychrome. Height 50 cm. Provenance: collection of Robert Haines, thence to the collection of the late Harold Shaw, thence private collection, Sydney
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Oriental: Bronze