LARGE STATUETTE OF THE SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA in bronze, represented sitting in dhyanasana, hands in bhumisparsha-mudra, taken from the witness earth, dressed in the monastic robe with incised flower motifs, wearing tight curls topped with a bun forming the ushnisha, the face with half-closed eyes, sketching a slight smile, the bare torso incised with a swastika.
China, Ming dynasty, 17th century.
A BRONZE SHAKYAMUNI FIGURE, CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY.
TOP. 26.5 CM (10 7/16 IN.)