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尺寸：高47.5cm
年代：明代中期
质地：铜漆金
风格：中原
来源：拍卖会
成交：237,562英镑(2020.11)
参阅：伦敦邦瀚斯
鉴赏：
A large gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni
Mid Ming Dynasty
Finely cast with eyes downcast in meditative expression seated in dhyanasana,with the right hand reaching down towards the ground in bhumisparsha mudra, the left hand held gently in the lap in dhyana mudra, dressed in pleated garments open at the chest, all supported on a double-lotus pedestal, covered overall with layered gilt lacquer and polychrome. 47.5cm (18 3/4in) high.
古比特佛像网, 编号: 释迦牟尼佛:释迦牟尼佛380
明中期 銅漆金釋迦牟尼坐像

Provenance: a European private collection

來源：歐洲私人收藏

Conveying a high degree of power and presence, this powerful and large-scale figure of Buddha Shakyamuni is notable for the crisp casting and the meticulous attention to detail which is echoed in the gentle folds of the elegant monastic robes, finely embellished with foliate scrolls and diaper patterns.

The figure of Shakyamuni is one of the most widely represented subjects in Buddhist art. Modelled in the earth-touching gesture or bhumisparsha mudra, the Buddha recalls the moment of his Enlightenment, in which he called upon the earth as his witness of his battle against the temptations and attacks of Mara and his demons. The serene countenance conveyed by the gentle facial features, with the eyes depicted half closed in meditation and the long earlobes symbolising long life, follows the standard rules for the depiction of Buddha to ensure the deity was shown embodying maximum power.

Compare with a related gilt-bronze figure of Buddha in the Munsterberg collection, Ming dynasty; see H.Munsterberg, Chinese Buddhist Bronzes, New York, 1988, pls.18a and 18b.

See also a related but slightly smaller gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1778.