A rare gilt-copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha


Tibet, 15th centuryThe deity finely cast seated in dhyankasana on a waisted platform, the hands at the chest in dharmachakramudra, wearing a sanghati draped over one shoulder and falling over the crossed legs in pleated folds, the broad face with down-turned eyes displaying a benevolent expression, the long pendulous ears cut with vertical slots, the hair arranged in rows of small pointed whorls and surmounted by a domed ushnisha, base unsealed. 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high.
|十五世紀 銅鎏金釋迦牟尼坐像Provenance: Moreau Gobard, Paris, 1963Sotheby's New York, 17 September 2013, lot 62來源：Moreau Gobard，巴黎，1963年紐約蘇富比，2013年9月17日，拍品編號62This present figure depicts the Shakyamuni Buddha with his hands in the gesture of turning the Buddhist Wheel of Law and expounding the dharma.