GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????? cast seated in padm?sana on a double lotus base, the widely-cast petals end at the ungilded backside of the base, the Buddha in his earth-touching gesture bhumisparsha mudra , the robe draped from his left shoulder exposing his right chest, an elaborate tiara decorated with green and red pigments half-covering his distinct ultramarine pigmented hair in tight curls rising to a gilded ushnisha , the base engraved with a crossed vajra (Dimensions: 24.3cm high) (Qty: 1) (24.3cm high) Footnote: Provenance: Private UK collection Condition report: well patinated with rubbing and scratches to the body, concave on the plate of the base. Weight: 2.767KG