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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Qianlong mark and period, the…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
24-Oct-2017
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Description:
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Qianlong mark and period, the figure of Shakyamuni Buddha seated in meditative dhyanasana, the right arm lowered in bhumisparsamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, wearing loosely draped robes, the face with gentle expression and with tightly coiled curls and prominent usnisa, supported on a double lotus throne with a Tibetan inscription at the front, and around the base the inscription Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao, 'respectfully made in the years of the Qianlong period of the Great Qing Dynasty', beside a second inscription wei lan fo and two other Tibetan inscriptions, 32 cm high. Provenance. Dr. Walter Henderson, England, acquired circa 1930-1940s. Compare with a similar figure sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 15 November 1989, lot 169, and again Sotheby's, New York, 14 September 2011, lot 325. See also a similar figure sold Sotheby's Australia, 29 October 2014, lot 207, and another sold Sotheby's Australia, 19 July 2016, lot 55
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Category:
Oriental: Bronze