A Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Ming Dynasty, 16th Century

with hands held in dhyanamudra, the face with downcast eyes and a meditative expression adorned with an urna on the forehead, the hair tightly curled around the protuberant ushnisha, wearing loose robes well-decorated along the hem with lotus scrolls, draped around the shoulders and open revealing the bare chest with a wan symbol and an inner garment tied at the waist, seated in dhyanasana with dhoti falling over the legs

Apart from some wear to the gilding to the body, the overall condition is very good. The gilding on the face and chest have been cleaned and reveal a shinier patina.
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Figures related to the present sculpture include two slightly larger examples sold in our London rooms, 1^st November 1985, lot 409, and 22^nd December 1975, lot 42, respectively; another sold at Christie’s London, 13^th December 1982, lot 686; and a smaller example sold in our New York rooms, 19^th March 1997, lot 41. Compare also a much larger figure sold in these rooms, 29^th October 2001, lot 722.