Lot 52
LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
MING DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
Description
明 漆金木雕釋迦牟尼佛座像
carved seated in padmasana and his right hand held in bhumisparsha, the Buddha wears a long robe with ripples overall leaving the chest bare adorned with a swastika, his eyes downcast with a meditative facial expression, his hair in its delicate snail-shell curls applied with blue pigment further with gilt ushnisha
Dimensions
49cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private European collection, formerly in a private French collection
Footnote
Note: A comparable size and style gilt-lacquered wood seated figure of Shakyamuni, dated to the Ming Dynasty, was sold at Ravenel Taipei, 3 June 2017, lot 624. Note the treatment of the design and drapery of the robe, the hand gestures, and the curls of the hair are highly comparable