• Dimension: Height: 10 3/4 in (27.3 cm) Length: 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $5000
• Estimate To: $9000

Seated on a double-lotus base with the hands in bhumisparsha mudra and a vajra resting on the base before him, the cold-gilt face serene with downcast eyes and raised urna, the hair over the ushnisha with blue pigment and topped with a jewel finial, the base sealed with a double-vajra. Qing Dynasty period.

Provenance: Property from a private collection, Virginia
寶冠釋迦牟尼是一種佛裝與菩薩裝的混合形式，他的出現與佛教密宗盛行的時代大致相同，即公元6 至7 世紀，他的出現是佛教三身說理論成熟的標誌，具有極高的宗教藝術價值。此尊造像一體鑄造通體鎏金，全跏趺於蓮花寶座之上，右手於膝上施觸地印，左手於身前施禪定印。頭飾螺發，戴五葉冠，髮髻高聳，寶珠頂嚴。面容俊秀，儀態雍容。著通肩天衣，衣紋繁複流暢，華麗非凡。蓮瓣溫婉挺秀，宛若菊瓣，可謂流光溢彩，華貴萬芳。 來源: 維吉尼亞州私人藏家收藏