California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 December 15, 2017  December 15, 2017

 Lot # 5186 
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI WITH INSCRIPTION    清 銅鎏金釋伽牟尼坐像 帶刻款


  • Dimension: Height: 9 in (22.9 cm) Width: 7 in (17.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $4000
  • Estimate To: $8000

seated in vajraparyankasana, the right hand held in bhumisparshamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a pleated robe draped over the left shoulder and falling in loose folds over his crossed legs, with the undergarment antaravasaka gathered at the chest, the eye downcast in a meditative expression, the long pendulous earlobes pierced with vertical slots, the hair arranged in rows of tight curls covering the domed ushnisha, supported on a rounded trigular double lotus base incised with Tibetan script at the reverse. Qing Dynasty period.