A large cold gilt sculpture of a crowned medicine Buddha/Bhaisjyaguru, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
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Shown seated in dhyanasana on a separate lotus base. Dressed in loosely draped robe left open at the chest. The broad face with serene expression and the hair pulled up in a tall chignon behind the five-point crown. A myrobalan fruit between thumb and index finger in his right hand. Height 53 cm.
Damages, wear.
Provenance
From the Collection of Art Director Ivar Björnberg (1934-2021). Growing up at Östermalm, Stockholm Ivar visited gallery viewings, auction viewings and antique shops with his parents and alone. It was during his visits to the antique dealers of Stockholm he became friends with the dealer Victoria Lindström, Grev Turegatan 28, Stockholm (she later moved her gallery to Riddargatan). He started to work extra at the gallery and had her as a mentor when starting his own collection. The collection is a academic one and it shows Mr Björnbergs taste and great passion for the aesthetics of Chinese Works of Art.
Exhibitions
Compare a boddhisattva of this type sold at Christies, lot 1782, auction 2553, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II.