Description:
A LARGE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA, MING
China, 1368-1644. Seated in dhyanasana, the arms lowered in dhyanamudra, holding an alms bowl, wearing long robes falling into voluminous folds and opening at the chest, the face with a benevolent expression with downcast eyes and a gentle smile flanked by long ears, the tightly coiled hair surmounted by an ushnisha.
Provenance: From a private estate, by repute in the same family since the early 20th century.
Condition: Old wear and abrasions, remnants of pigment and lacquer, losses and age cracks, old fillings. Overall in well-presentable condition, but with issues as expected on a wood statue of this age.
Weight: ca. 22 kilograms
Dimensions: Height 72 cm
明代大型木雕佛陀坐像
中國,1368-1644。佛陀結跏趺坐,手施禪定印,持一小缽,身著長袍,大褶皺,敞胸,面部虔誠慈祥,眼睛下垂,柔和微笑,頭部螺髻。
來源:私人遺產,據説二十世紀初在同一家族中保存至今。
品相:舊時磨損,顔料和漆彩餘留,老化裂紋及缺失,舊填料。整體品相可觀,有著來自該年代木製雕像應該會出現的問題。
重量:約22 公斤
尺寸:高 72 厘米