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Chinese finely cast gilt bronze figure; Yuan dynasty; depicting Shakyamuni Buddha seated in dhayanasana, with the right hand in vitarka mudra and the left in avakasha mudra; wearing a loose robe with bare chest; the Buddha's face with downcast eyes and flanked by a pair of long earlobes; his forehead centered by a raised urna and the head surmounted by a domed ushnisha covered with tight curls; H: 35 cm, W: 20 cm, 10 kilograms
Provenance: Private Canadian Collector, this lot was hammered RMB 287,500 by Huachen Auctions in Beijing (Lot 1308, May 17, 2014)