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A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni Seated on a Gilt-Lotus Throne
A Masterpiece from Dr. Wilhelm Munich Collection
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Provenance: Collection Dr. Wilhelm Munich, acquired in the 1960s at Bernheimer, Munich by repute
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Expert’s Note: This magnificent large gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni is superbly cast, notable for the softly rendered facial features and elegant drapery that hints at the body underneath. The Buddha seated in vajrasana on a circular plinth above a gilt-bronze lotus throne with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left rests on his lap. The deity is cast here in a sinicized style, evident through the rounded fleshy face, clad in various monk’s garments, including inner-garment secured with a belt knotted to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle, its borders incised with scrolling flowers, his chest cast with the swastika emblem, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, urna at his forehead, smiling, lips, blue coloured curled hair and low cranial protuberance set with a ratna.
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This form of representation developed in the mid to late Ming dynasty and continued into the early Qing, before gilt-bronzes generally adopted a more Tibeto-Chinese manner.
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Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni, seated in vajrasana on a circular plinth above a gilt-bronze lotus throne with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left rests on his lap, clad in various monk’s garments, including inner-garment secured with a belt knotted to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle, its borders incised with scrolling flowers, his chest cast with the swastika emblem, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, urna at his forehead, smiling, lips, blue coloured curled hair and low cranial protuberance set with a ratna.
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