A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA

Lot 749
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 718757
Lot 749 | A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
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$ 40 000 – 60 000
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA

LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)

The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on an elevated lotus base, with his right hand held in abhayamudra and left hand in varadamudra, wearing a simple loose robe open at the front to reveal his chest.

4 3⁄4 in. (12 cm.) high, cloth box







Provenance

Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 November 1990.
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