Lot 3309. A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Seated Shakyamuni, Yuan or Early Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century. H 38.1 cm. Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 (USD 127,619 - 191,429). Lot sold HKD 14,160,000 (USD 1,807,085). © Poly Auction.

The majestic deity is superbly cast seated in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing an intricately executed robe over his left shoulder with folding. The robe gathered in cascading folds at the shoulder and at his ankles, his rounded face with downcast eyes, bow-shaped mouth flanked by long pendulous ear lobes, his hair arranged in tight curls rising to a domed ushnisha, seated on a double lotus base with bands of beads at the rim, richly gilt overall.

Provenance: A French Private collection
Acquired in 1992 from Louvre Antiquaric