Lot 12
Lot 12
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
TWO SMALL CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BUDDHA

17TH-18TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 2,125
Estimate
GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000
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TWO SMALL CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BUDDHA

17TH-18TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 2,125
Price Realised GBP 2,125
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The first is cast as Buddha Akshobya seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hands held in bhumisparsa mudra, a double vajra before him. He is dressed in monk's robes with his hair in tightly curled knots with traces of blue pigment. The second is cast as the Buddha Shakyamuni, seated in dhyanasana and with hands held in bhumisparsa mudra.
The taller: 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high


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