A VERY RARE PAINTED AND GILDED LIMESTONE BUDDHIST PLAQUE LATE YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, LATE 14TH CENTURY The rectangular plaque finely carved in the center with Buddha Aksobhya seated in padmasana on a lotus throne, with right hand in bhumisparsamudra and left resting in the lap in dhyanamudra , wearing priest's robes draped crisply around the smoothly muscular body, the broad face with small mouth, wide nose and almost closed eyes below hair dressed in snail curls that also cover the usnisa , framed by a plain shaped halo following the outline of the body, which is further surrounded by a petal-shaped mandorla densely decorated above with a winged figure and various mythical animals, uppermost is a beaked and winged figure of garuda above two makara spewing lotus buds and tassels supported by cross beams, below two yali grasping jeweled tassels in their mouths and fore paws dance atop the backs of elephants, the outer field carved with undulating lotus scroll rising from two lotus-petal carved stands, with remains of red and black pigment and gilding 18 in. (45.5 cm.) high, 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm) wide, framed
A VERY RARE PAINTED AND GILDED LIMESTONE BUDDHIST PLAQUE LATE YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, LATE 14TH CENTURY The rectangular plaque finely carved in the center with Buddha Aksobhya seated in padmasana on a lotus throne, with right hand in bhumisparsamudra and left resting in the lap in dhyanamudra , wearing priest's robes draped crisply around the smoothly muscular body, the broad face with small mouth, wide nose and almost closed eyes below hair dressed in snail curls that also cover the usnisa , framed by a plain shaped halo following the outline of the body, which is further surrounded by a petal-shaped mandorla densely decorated above with a winged figure and various mythical animals, uppermost is a beaked and winged figure of garuda above two makara spewing lotus buds and tassels supported by cross beams, below two yali grasping jeweled tassels in their mouths and fore paws dance atop the backs of elephants, the outer field carved with undulating lotus scroll rising from two lotus-petal carved stands, with remains of red and black pigment and gilding 18 in. (45.5 cm.) high, 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm) wide, framed
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