Description:
A GILT BRONZE BUDDHA, QIANLONG
China, 1736-1795. The Medicine Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a two-tiered lotus base, holding an alms bowl and showing the earth touching gesture (bhumisparsha mudra). Remarkably fine incision work to base and garment.
Provenance: Austrian Private Collection, by repute acquired in the local trade between 1980 and 1990. Thereafter Hungarian Private Collection.
Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and traces of use. Original sealing with depiction of crossed Vajras and Yin-Yang symbol. Remnants of old red painting inside the bowl.
Weight: 174.6 grams.
Dimensions: Height 11.2 cm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Medicine Buddha from a European private collection, sold at Christies London on May 14th, 2019, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 122.
銅鎏金青銅佛像,乾隆
中國,1736-1795。藥師佛坐蓮,左手持小缽,右手觸地印。服飾與蓮座做工精美。
來源:奧地利私人收藏,據說來自1989-1990年間地區性商品交易;匈牙利私人收藏
品相:極好,輕微磨損和使用痕跡。原始封印上有交叉金剛杵與陰陽符描述。小缽内紅色舊彩餘留。
重量:174.6 克
尺寸:高 11.2 厘米