A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MING DYNASTY

cast seated in dhyanasana, the left hand held in dhyanamudra while the right hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra, clothed in long robes falling into neat folds bordered by lotus, the open chest engraved with a wan symbol above a ribbon-tied undergarment, the face with a benevolent expression flanked by long pendulous ears, the hair gathered in rows of tight curls covering the domed ushnisha

A Dutch Private Collection.

This figure is in good condition, but does have some rubbing to the gilding to the face, chest, shoulders arms, hands and drapery covering the legs. There is some minor surface nicks and scratches consistent with age throughout.
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