A rare gilt copper-alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibet, 15th century The deity finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a waisted platform, the hands at the chest in dharmachakramudra, wearing a sanghati draped over one shoulder and falling over the crossed legs in pleated folds, the broad face with down-turned eyes displaying a benevolent expression, the long pendulous ears cut with vertical slots, the hair arranged in rows of small pointed whorls and surmounted by a domed ushnisha, base unsealed. 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high.
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十五世紀 銅鎏金釋迦牟尼坐像Provenance: J.C. Moreau Gobard, Paris, 1963Sotheby's New York, 17 September 2013, lot 62來源:法國巴黎古董商,J.C. Moreau Gobard,1963年紐約蘇富比,2013年9月17日,拍品編號62This present figure depicts the Shakyamuni Buddha with his hands in the gesture of turning the Buddhist Wheel of Law and expounding the dharma.