A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Buddha. Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, with the hands in bhumisparsa mudra. The robe has foliate borders and is gracefully draped over the shoulder and around the body. The broad face is cast with a gentle expression and the hair, which is dressed in spiky curls is covered in blue pigment. 14½ in. (37 cm.) high, wood stand. Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

明十五世紀 鎏金銅佛陀坐像

Property from a Private Florida Collection

Notes: For a related fifteenth century gilt-bronze figure, which bears an inscription dating it to the first year of Jingtai (1450), see Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Buddhist Statues (I), Beijing, 1999, p. 153, no. 11, where the figure is identified as Bhaisajyaguru Buddha. See, also, the similar fifteenth century gilt-lacquered bronze figure of the seated Buddha sold in these rooms, 24-25 March 2011, lot 1630. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza