A LARGE SEATED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MING DYNASTY

cast seated in dhyanasana, the left hand held in dhyanamudra, the right hand bent with palm down before the right knee in bhumisparsamudra, wearing a loose-fitting floral bordered robe leaving his chest bare, the serene face with downcast eyes and a bow-shaped mouth, all framed by tightly curled hair piling high around the ushnisha

See a closely related bronze figure of Buddha sold in these rooms, 12th November 1974, lot 116; and another figure depicted in the same pose, but smaller in size, also sold in these rooms, 28th Ocotber 1988, lot 258.