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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
西藏 十五/十六世紀 銅鎏金釋迦牟尼像
Provenance:
With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s
Indicated by the placement of a vajra on top of the lotus base and the figure's right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, this gilt-bronze commemorates Shakyamuni's enlightenment underneath the bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya in Northeastern India. The artist has given the Historical Buddha a cheerful demeanor, perhaps intending to dispel any potential anger or concern within the viewer. Closely related sculptures are published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, pp. 431 & 440, nos. 113F & 118A.