Important Chinese Art

Important Chinese Art

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A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF A DHARMACHAKRA BUDDHA TIBET OR NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY | 十八/十九世紀 尼泊爾或西藏 鎏金銅佛坐像

Auction Closed

November 6, 06:16 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF A DHARMACHAKRA BUDDHA

TIBET OR NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

十八/十九世紀 尼泊爾或西藏 鎏金銅佛坐像


depicted seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, wearing loose robes falling from the left shoulder leaving the chest partially bare, both hands held in dharmachakra mudra, the face with gentle smile and framed by long pendulous ears and hair curled into tight knots surmounted by an ushnisha 

Height 20.4 cm, 8 in.