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A SMALL PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA, TIBET OR NEPAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Lot 13 - HS0625
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana above a lotus base with a beaded upper rim, the hands held before the chest in dharmachakra mudra, wearing a robe with meticulously incised foliate hems. The serene face with downcast eyes, fine eyelids, a slim nose above thin lips, flanked by elongated earlobes, and the head surmounted by the prominent ushnisha with round finial. The hair is in tight snail-shell curls. The underside of the base’s front edge is incised with an illegible inscription.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, rubbing and losses to gilt, scattered light nicks and small surface scratches, few minor dents. The base unsealed.
Weight: 479 g
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2013, lot 344
Price: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper figure of Buddha, Nepal, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of casting with a similar dark copper alloy, hairstyle, robe, and size (13.6 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Koller Zurich, 6 June 2018, lot 108
Price: CHF 7,500 or approx. EUR 8,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy figure of Amithaba, Tibet, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of casting with a similar dark copper alloy and base. Note the size (18 cm).
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