Lot 53
  • 53

Shakyamuni Buddha Gilt copper Tibet

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Shakyamuni Buddha
  • Gilt copper
  • Height: 5 5/8 in (14.3 cm)
Shakyamuni Buddha seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus pedestal, with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left in samadhi mudra, wearing a simple monk’s habit with a finely engraved patterned border and a jewelled crown, the pedestal cavity sealed with a copper plate engraved with a gilt visvavajra.

Provenance

J. J. Klejman, New York.

Catalogue Note

Compare a Tibetan fourteenth century gilded image of Buddha in the Nepalese tradition, see von Schroeder, 2001, no. 231A, p. 962.