Lot 28
  • 28

Statuette de Bouddha Shakyamuni en bronze Dynastie Ming

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bronze
assis en vajrasana sur un double socle lotiforme devant un vajra, la main gauche en avakasha mudra et la droite en kartari mudra, vêtu d'une ample robe plissée couvrant les épaules, le visage serein, les cheveux coiffés en un haut chignon, scellée

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Baldassare Savoia, Turin.
Acquired in China in the early 1900s.
In the family by descent.

Condition

The figure is heavily cast, the base sealed. There is overall very light wear to the surface.
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