Ming dynasty, 16th century
The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana, his right hand pointing to the earth in bhumisparsamudra on a double-lotus pedestal, and left hand resting on his lap in dhyana mudra. He is wearing priest's robes draped over the left shoulder. The face is finely cast with contemplative expression flanked by long pendulous pierced ear lobes, below tightly-coiled black curls, surmounted by a bud-shaped usnisa.
Painted black and red details of face and usnisa.
Height 24.5 cm
Provenance: An old private collection, Sweden
Remains of old Chinese stickers on the back
Some stylistic features of this Buddha, such as the tall, poited usnisa, and the elongated pendulous ear lobes shows an evident influence of the Central Tibetan style. Such Tibetan characteristics of Buddha were introduced to China during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), when the Tibetan form of esoteric Buddhism was adopted as the official religion of the Mongol court.
WF 21 明十六世紀 銅鎏金髹漆釋迦牟尼佛坐像
本尊釋迦牟尼佛結跏趺坐於雙層蓮瓣座之上。右手下垂施觸地印，左手平放於盤築的雙腿上結禪定印。身著袈裟，偏袒右肩。佛面法相尊崇，鑄造精工，呈靜穆沉思之態；雙耳下垂且耳璫穿孔。頭飾緊密螺髪，肉髻高聳呈苞蕾狀。面部及肉髻局部可見黑、紅兩色漆繪細節。
高24.5公分
來源：瑞典私人舊藏。背面留有中國舊標籤殘痕
