A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

seated in dhyanasana with his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the finely cast figure with richly delineated robes over a well-modelled torso leaving the chest and one arm bare, the his face with contemplative expression, arched eyebrows in relief, delicately-lidded eyes downcast in meditation, and slightly-smiling bow-shaped mouth, his hair arranged in rows of spiral curls and pigmented blue, the domed usnisa surmounted by a lotus-bud cintamani, all supported on a waisted lotus base with beaded borders

The Buddha is in overall good condition with the exception of light rubbing and tarnishing to the gilding and loss of the vessel in his left hand. The base is engraved with a double vajra and there are a few scrolls and filling material still clinging to the inside of the figure.
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