A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI TIBET, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY |

seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double-lotus throne, the hands in dhyana mudra and bhumisparsa mudra, and wearing a close-fitting sanghati with beaded hem decorated with incised foliate hem, the pleated end draped over his left shoulder, his face with serene meditative expression, the circular urna in relief on his forehead, finely arched eyebrows, eyes downcast in contemplation, and slightly-smiling bow-shaped mouth, his hair arranged in rows of curls and pigmented blue, the domed ushnisha surmounted by a bud-shaped chintamani Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13475.

Sotheby's New York, 23rd March 2000, lot 91. 

Very good overall condition. Traces of polychromy to face and hair. Minor accretions and wear to gilding throughout. Base plate not intact.
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