Lot 10
Lot 10
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
TWO BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES

16TH-17TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 3,750
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GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000
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TWO BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES

16TH-17TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 3,750
Price Realised GBP 3,750
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The first is cast as Amitayus Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing beaded jewellery and a five-leaf crown above hair swept back into a top knot, the hems of the dhoti are finely incised. The second is cast as Majushri seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base on a stepped plinth, the left hand held in vitarka mudra, the right in varada mudra, two lotus stems rising from the base to the shoulders where one supports a book and the other a sword.
The larger: 5¾ in. (13.8 cm.) high


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Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
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