![A rare and very large iron figure of Buddha Yongle six-character mark, Ming Dynasty [FOR FURTHER RESEARCH]](http://images1.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2012-08/30/94378275-4-1.jpg&tmp=web300&top=0.000000&left=0.000000&right=1.000000&bottom=1.000000&dt=zoom_image "A rare and very large iron figure of Buddha Yongle six-character mark, Ming Dynasty [FOR FURTHER RESEARCH] Sold for £5,000 inc. premium")
A large iron figure of Buddha
Cast Yongle six-character mark
Seated cross-legged atop a lotus throne, the left hand in the lap in dhyana mudra and the right touching the ground in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing long flowing robes revealing the bare chest and folded over the shoulders and left arm, the head with tight snailshell curls flanked by the pendulous earlobes, the eyes cast serenely downwards, the six-character Yongle mark cast on top of the front of the single-lotus pedestal, 77cm high
Seated cross-legged atop a lotus throne, the left hand in the lap in dhyana mudra and the right touching the ground in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing long flowing robes revealing the bare chest and folded over the shoulders and left arm, the head with tight snailshell curls flanked by the pendulous earlobes, the eyes cast serenely downwards, the six-character Yongle mark cast on top of the front of the single-lotus pedestal, 77cm high
Sold for
£5,000
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / General Ceramics and Glass
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