A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE MALLA-STYLE GILT-BRONZE AND SILVER-INLAID SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE MALLA-STYLE GILT-BRONZE AND SILVER-INLAID SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY The majestic deity is superbly cast seated in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra , wearing an intricately executed patchwork robe over his left shoulder with silver-inlaid beaded rims, the robe gathered in cascading folds at the shoulder and at his ankles, his rounded face with downcast eyes, bow-shaped mouth flanked by long pendulous ear lobes, his hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha , richly gilt overall, the figure retains the original consecrated materials sealed with a gilt base plate incised with a lotus flowerhead. 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE MALLA-STYLE GILT-BRONZE AND SILVER-INLAID SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE MALLA-STYLE GILT-BRONZE AND SILVER-INLAID SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI TIBET, 13TH-14TH CENTURY The majestic deity is superbly cast seated in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra , wearing an intricately executed patchwork robe over his left shoulder with silver-inlaid beaded rims, the robe gathered in cascading folds at the shoulder and at his ankles, his rounded face with downcast eyes, bow-shaped mouth flanked by long pendulous ear lobes, his hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha , richly gilt overall, the figure retains the original consecrated materials sealed with a gilt base plate incised with a lotus flowerhead. 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high
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