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LOT 1992
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (1.1 kg, 21 cm).
Seated cross-legged in virasana on a lotus flower dais, right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left resting on his lap with bumpa vessel, wearing a samghati adorned with floral hem, his face with with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, aquiline nose, with gentle smile, elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a flame and with an elaborate diadem.
Provenance
London, UK, art market, 1990-2000.
Ex London, UK, collection of Oriental art.
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LOT 1992
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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