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A GUANGDONG 'JUN'-GLAZED SEATED FIGURE OF THE ASCETIC SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
20TH CENTURY
The Buddha is shown seated with his head lowered and his chin and hands resting atop his bent left knee wearing a tunic around his waist.
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high

Provenance
The Rende Zhai (House of Benevolent Learning) Collection, 1949-1970s, in the United States before 1990.
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The present figure depicts the Buddha Shakyamuni as an ascetic prior to his enlightenment. The Buddha underwent periods of extreme fasting, and the effect this privation had on his body is illustrated by the protruding ribs and spine of the kneeling figure.

Compare this lot with a gilt-bronze seated figure of the ascetic Shakyamuni, slightly larger in size, sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 2014, lot 709.

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