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LOT 2039

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue

20TH CENTURY A.D.

15 1/2 in. (6.45 kg, 38.5 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 motifs, his face with a meditative expression and with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, aquiline nose, urna to the brow, with gentle smile, elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a flame; inset glass studs to the legs and chest.

Provenance

London, UK, art market, 1990-2000.
Ex London, UK, collection of Oriental art.

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LOT 2039

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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