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LOT 1550
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Buddha Figure
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (1.9 kg, 17 cm high).
A gilt-bronze statuette of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a lotus flower dais; both hands placed palm-upwards in the lap; the D-shaped base with a lotus detailing to the outer face and icons of Buddha in various poses, hollow with panel to the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-2000s.
From a Japanese collection of Buddhist art.
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LOT 1550
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Buddha Figure
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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