AN INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDHA QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED 1780

finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra and his left in dhyanamudra, wearing a simple monks habit incised with a geometric band, his face with meditative expression framed by long pendulous earlobes and his hair curled high in tight knots around the usnisa, the reverse with an eleven-line calligraphic inscription

This bronze figure is generally in good condition but does have rubbing to the gilding to the face, arms, hands, knees and minor rubbing to the back. There is more significant rubbing to the gilding to the back of the base.
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The bronze was commissioned by Mr Chen Xuan and is dated to the 20th Day of the 6th Month of the 45th Year of the Qianlong reign.