SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA

CAST BRONZE
LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A SINO-TIBETAN CAST BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA, DEPICTED SEATED IN DHYANASANA (MEDITATIVE POSE) ATOP A DOUBLE-LOTUS BASE. THE LEFT HAND RESTS ON THE LAP HOLDING AN ALMS BOWL, AND THE RIGHT HAND IS RAISED IN ABHAYA MUDRA (GESTURE OF FEARLESSNESS) WITH A SACRED SYMBOL MARKED ON THE PALM. THE FIGURE IS CLAD IN HEAVILY INCISED MONASTIC ROBES DRAPED OVER ONE SHOULDER, SHOWING INTRICATE FLORAL AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS ALONG THE BORDERS. THE FACE IS CAST WITH A SERENE EXPRESSION, ELONGATED EARLOBES, AND TIGHTLY CURLED HAIR RISING TO AN USHNISHA WITH A LOTUS BUD FINIAL.