A bronze figure of Sakyamuni Buddha. Late Tang/Song Dynasty

The finely-cast figure seated in dhyanasana on a raised plinth, with hands in dharmachakra pravartana mudra, wearing long flowing robes falling in folds around his body, minor traces of gilding, the reverse with horizontal protrusion with two apertures for attachment, stand. 13.9cm (5½in) high. (2). Estimate: £8,000 - 12,000 - Unsold

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 23 September 1997, lot 135
J. Abraham Cohen Collection, New York

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 14 May 2009. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com