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A bronze seated Buddhist figure
Ming Dynasty
The crowned figure draped in princely jewelry and possibly depicting Amitabha, as suggested by the variation on vitarkamudra made by the figure's lowered left hand and possibly the right hand as he sits in dhyanasana supported on a lotus blossom, the surfaces showing traces of pigment and gold lacquer (losses); now attached to a wood stand.
Height of bronze figure 12 3/4in (32.5cm)
The crowned figure draped in princely jewelry and possibly depicting Amitabha, as suggested by the variation on vitarkamudra made by the figure's lowered left hand and possibly the right hand as he sits in dhyanasana supported on a lotus blossom, the surfaces showing traces of pigment and gold lacquer (losses); now attached to a wood stand.
Height of bronze figure 12 3/4in (32.5cm)
Sold for
US$ 6,000
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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