BUDDHA

Bronze gilt
China, 19th century
Dimensions: Height 38 cm Wide 26 cm Depth 16 cm
Weight: 8955 grams
A Sino-Tibetan Bronze Buddha seated on double reverse lotus base with beaded rim. Dressed in a simply, wavy robe with ornamental brim covering the shoulders, his right arm is exposed. He is gesturing the bhumispharsa mudra, one hand resting on the knee with fingers almost touching the earth, the other hand hovering above his lap with palm facing upwards. The gaze is calm and friendly with fleshy lips, long nose and distinctive eyelids. A raised urna between the arched eyebrows. Elongated earlobes frame the face. Black, tiny curls cover the head and ushnisha which is topped by a diamond.