Lot 86
PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA
POSSIBLY QING DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
或為清代 局部鎏金銅鑄彌勒菩薩座像
magnificently cast seated upright in bhadrasana on a single-lotus pedestal atop a waisted plinth with two feet resting on a lotus, the waisted section of the plinth supported by four vajra on the corners, each side with two mythical beasts, the bodhisattva's hands in dharmachakra mudra at his heart, legs covered by his dhoti detailed with floral hem, richly adorned with beaded jewellery and ear rings, an elaborate five-leaf crown enclosing his high chignon, in front with another Buddha, flanked by lotus blossoms one atop with dharmachakra, another a penba hu, issuing toward his gentle face, gilded on the exposed flesh, the base unsealed
Dimensions
28cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Property of a gentleman, the Netherlands