Statuette de Bouddha en bronze doré Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

assis en vajrasana sur une double base lotiforme, la main gauche en avakashamudra et la droite en bhumisparshamudra, vêtu du fin dhoti brodé laissant sa poitrine découverte, le visage serein encadré de longs lobes d'oreille, les cheveux bouclés coiffés en un haut chignon portant des traces de pigment bleu et recouvert de l'ushnisha ; la base non scellée

Overall in very good condition with the exception of some minor wear and oxydation particularly to the left thumb, the right knee and the heel of the right foot and rubbing to the front of the blue pigment of the head ; the base isn't sealed.
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