A Gilt Bronze Figure Of Shakyamuni Buddha, Late Ming Dynasty

well cast seated in vajraparyankasana, the right hand held in bhumisparshamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a long robe draped over the left shoulder leaving the right bare, with eyes downcast in a meditative expression, the hair in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha, supported on a double pedestal lotus pedestal, the base inscribed with a visvavajra. 26cm high. Estimate 6,000—8,000 AUD

Sotheby's. The Connoisseur's Spring Collection, Including the Private Collection of Colin Lennox and Tom Gillies, John Stephens and The Late John Klinger. 28 Oct 08. Melbourne. www.sotheby's.com - photo courtesy Sotheby's