Dimensions: 16-1/2" H

Large Chinese Ming Bronze Buddha. From private collections of Mrs. E. B. Greppo, of Los Angeles, CA., by inheritance. Acquired from H. Taylor Curtis Co. Salesroom on 915 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles. Behalf S. KAJIWARA of 939 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA; during Oriental Works of Art rare and valuable Antiquities sales commencing on February 1924. Bronze cast body, elaborately dressed figure with elaborate crown, edges of robe finely engraved, elongated ears with floral earrings, with eyes closed and serene face. Hands in vitarka mudra gesture position of appeasement, seated in full lotus position upon double-platform oval base of Lotus Thrones. Extensive trace of gilt, with blue pigment on hair.
The underside with incised Quatre-foil flori-form petals visvavajra mark surrounded the centralized DaiJi.


PROVENANCE:

From private collections of Mrs. E. B. Greppo, of Los Angeles, CA., by inheritance. Acquired from H. Taylor Curtis Co. Salesroom on 915 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles. Behalf S. KAJIWARA of 939 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA; during Oriental Works of Art rare and valuable Antiquities sales commencing on February 1924.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding. Normal, consider ages and wear.
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