A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA

NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-534), LATE 5TH CENTURY

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-534), LATE 5TH CENTURY
Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, with one end of the simple robe that is wrapped around the body draped over the left shoulder. The body is backed by a plain flame-shaped aureole surrounding a nimbus with raised border behind the head.
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930.

Lot Essay

Compare the similar figure dated Northern Wei dynasty illustrated by Jin Shen in Hai wai ji Gang yai cang li dai fo xiang: zhen pin ji nian tu jian (Catalogue of Treasures of Buddhist Sculptures in Overseas Collections Including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Shanxi, 2007, p. 430 (top).

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