Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 38

A TIBETAN COPPER INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 14TH CENTURY Sitting in vajraparyankasana

Estimate £5,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £5000

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Description

A TIBETAN COPPER INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 14TH CENTURY Sitting in vajraparyankasana, touching the ground with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left resting on his knees, all raised on a double lotus throne, the base sealed with a four-pointed vajra, 9cm, 159g. Provenance: formerly in the Cheng Huan Collection. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Buddhist Statues of Tibet, VIX, p.159, no.152 for a related example of Sakyamuni. Also see Bonhams Hong Kong, 3rd October 2017, lot 17.