Description
A Fine and Rare Large Chinese Spinach-Green Jade Figure of Gautama Buddha, Qing dynasty, 18th century, 23.2cm.
Well carved and seated in dhyanasana with his hands held together in dharmacakra and dressed wearing long flowing robes exposing his chest and right shoulder. His benevolent face with eyes downcast beneath a protruding urna beneath whorls of hair. The stone of an even colour with pale flecks.
Provenance
A Scottish private collection, purchased in the 1950s.
Catalogue note
For further jade carvings of Buddha, cf. Chinese Jades in the Stanley Nott Collection, pl.XII; see also, Treasures from the Snow Mountains, Gems of Tibetan Cultural Relics, Chen Xiejun, & Wang Qingzheng, no.37; and Zhongguo yuqi quanji, p.629, no.334 for a related jade seated figure of Buddha in the Palace Museum, Beijing.
