LARGE STATUETTE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI in gilt bronze, seated 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.
(Slight wear of the gilding).
China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th centuries.
A GILT-BRONZE SHAKYAMUNI FIGURE, CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY.
TOP. 33 CM (12 IN.)