IMPORTANT VERY FINE GILT BRONZE WITH SEMI PRECIOUS STONES INLAID SEATED BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY PERIOD (1368-1644) AND OF THE PERIOD

The Figure is seated in 'dhyanasana' on a double-pedestal base. Decorated in front with a gilded demi-florette. Long shawl is draped over the arms and broad ribbons cascade to the shoulders from the crown. There is extensive gilding remaining. Adorned with many attractive silks and jewels. Wearing the characteristic pointed hat and the eyes and lips are painted naturalistically. The hands gesture in Abhaya in Sanskrit means fearlessness. Thus this mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and the dispelling of fear. It is made with the right hand raised to shoulder height, the arm crooked, the palm of the hand facing outward, and the fingers upright and joined. The left hand hangs down at the side of the body. . Dressed in elaborately robes, fall in curved diagonal folds.  The upper pedestal decorated with turquoise inlaid above numerous Buddha figures in various gestures in relief. Array of Tibetan characters carved on the lower pedestal.
Ming Dynasty Period and of the period.
Provenance: Private collector of Atlanta, Georgia

Dimension: 15-1/8" H

LOT NOTES:
The Abhaya mudra is displayed by the fifth Dhyani Buddha, Amoghasiddhi. He is also the Lord of Karma in the Buddhist pantheon. Amoghasiddhi helps in overcoming the delusion of jealousy. By meditating on him, the delusion of jealousy is transformed into the wisdom of accomplishment. This transformation is hence the primary function of the Abhaya mudra. But it is not just the divine Buddha who is credited with making mudras. Every position assumed and every gesture performed by our mortal body may be said to imprint its seal on the Ether, and sent forth a continuous stream of vibrations that impress the atmosphere. But to be really effective there must be a deliberate and intended arrangement of the body or parts of the body. Such an arrangement is nothing but the yoga of mudra. It is interpreted as being able to bring the physiological system in harmony with the cosmic forces and so form a magical microcosm through which the macrocosm can be represented, channeled, and utilized. The mudra in all its variations is, therefore, a traditional body pattern; an archetypal posture of performed occult significance.

The head-rest ornate on the left above the ear was broken (missing)

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