California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 August 30, 2015  August 30, 2015

 Lot # 6268 
A GILT BRONZE STATUE OF SHAKYAMUNI TEACHING UNDER BODHI TREE    清乾隆 銅鎏金釋迦摩尼說法像


  • Dimension: Height: 12 in (30.5 cm) Length: 15 7/8 in (40.3 cm) Width: 11 in (27.9 cm)
  • Estimate From: $45000
  • Estimate To: $65000

Magnificently cast, the enlightened Shakyamuni is shown seated in padmasana with hands in Dharmachakra mutra, his head backed by a nimbus, his face in serene expression, while teaching under the Bodhi tree and surrounded by five of his students listening attentively with hands in Anjali mutra, amongst lotus flowers and leafy branches, all supported on a rectangular base, the front delicately decorated with scrolled pattern, the reverse with Tibetan inscriptions. Qing Dynaty Qianlong period.