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Lot 316
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Buddha Vajrasana Copper alloy with silver and copper inlay Tibet

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Buddha Vajrasana
  • Copper alloy with silver and copper inlay
  • Height: 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm)
Shakyamuni Buddha seated in vajraparyankasana with hands in bhumisparsha mudra, eyes inlaid with silver and lips with copper.

Catalogue Note

Compare to a similar thirteenth century Buddha, see Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 1191, pl. 322C, and compare the posture with exaggerated sideways thrust of the left elbow with circa thirteenth century sculptures, see ibid, p. 1179, pls. 316B-E.