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A gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni buddha, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century.

Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 380 - 1 840 EUR
1 580 - 2 110 USD
Hammer price
19 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni buddha, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century.

Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra, the left resting on his lap, wearing a dhoti covering his left shoulder and left side chest, arm and lower body, leaving the feet and right arm and chest bare; a high pleated bodice covers the lower torso. The hems of the robe with incised floral pattern. The hair is arranged in rows rising over the ushnisha and surmounted by a cintamani finial. Height 10.2 cm.

Traces of paint.

Provenance

From the collection of Birgitta Berg, flight attendant, who purchased it in the 1960's in Hong Kong, thence by descent.