A SMALL GANDHARAN SCHIST SEATED BUDDHA 2ND / 3RD CENTURY

portrayed on an upturned lotus clad in a finely pleated sanghati draped over his right shoulder; his face framed by a fragmentary halo; his now missing palms displaying dharmachakra mudra with a kneeling adorant on his right, stand, Japanese wood box (3)

Japanese Collection, acquired before the 1960s.

Sumino Irodori: Osaka Masaki Bijutsukan Sanjunentenjizuroku (Colors of Ink: Osaka Masaki Art Museum 30 Years Anniversary Exhibition), Nezu Museum, Tokyo, 1998, p. 60, cat. no. 84.

Surface worn due to age. Encrustations in recessed areas. Fragmentary halo. The Buddha's left arm missing and both palms missing. Break to the lower left corner. Face of adorant on lower right missing. Please note this is photographed with the wrong wood box.
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