A Large Black Schist Figure of the Fasting Buddha, Possibly Ancient Region of Gandhara或古犍陀羅時期 灰片岩雕釋迦牟尼苦行像The ascetic Buddha's emaciated features emphasized by gaunt cheeks and deep-set eyes, protruding ribcage contrasted by his sunken abdomen, and skeletal frame held together by taut musculature and veins, his torso and lap thinly veiled by a scarf and dhoti; seated on a pedestal covered with Kusha grass and carved with the Buddha's first sermon in high relief, 29.9 x 19.9 x 8.1 in — 75.9 x 50.5 x 20.7 cmProvenance:Estate Collection, Toronto來源: 多倫多私人遺產Note:Sticker and numeric markings to the back背面貼有標籤並書有羅馬數字序列號Estimate: $8,000—12,000