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Lot 515
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA
TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art
21 March 2023, 18:00 EDT
New York

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA

TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1405
5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) high

Footnotes

西藏 十三/十四世紀 銅鎏金佛陀像

Cast with gentle features evoking quiet introspection, this elegantly modelled figure of the Buddha Shakyamuni reenacts his defiance and Victory over Mara and his demonic forces at Bodh Gaya, India.

Based on its well-defined upper torso and sweet expression, such as its heavy eyelids, a broad nose, and an enlarged lower lip, this figure was inspired by the northeast Indian traditions of Late Pala period sculpture (c. 750 – 950 CE). See one Pala bronze Buddha from Kurkihar, published in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 287, no. 71B. Also compare the facial features and lotus base to another gilded image of the Buddha sold at Sotheby's, Paris, 11 June 2019, lot 64.

Provenance:
Christie's, New York, 28 September 2021, lot 88

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