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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Qianlong mark and period the…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
29-Oct-2014
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Description:
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Qianlong mark and period the figure of Shakyamuni Buddha seated in meditative dhyanasana, the right arm lowered in bhumisparsamudra the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a loosely draped robe, the face with gentle expression and with tightly coiled curls and prominent usnisa, supported on a double lotus throne with a Tibetan inscription at the front, and along the side the inscription Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao, 'respectfully made in the years of the Qianlong period of the Great Qing Dynasty' beside a second inscription wei lan fo and two other Tibetan inscriptions 30.5 cm high. Other Notes: Compare with a similar figure sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 15 November 1989, lot 169 and again Sotheby's, New York, 14 September, 2011, lot 325
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Category:
Oriental: Bronze