ASIAN ART (9-10 AUGUST 2017)

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SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
BURMA, 18TH CENTURY
Bronze and brass
6 in (15.3 cm) high
$ 5,470 – 6,250
Rs 3,50,000 – 4,00,000
NON–EXPORTABLE
UNREGISTERED ANTIQUITY
Buddha is seated with his
right hand touching the
ground in the bhumisparsha
gesture, calling upon the Earth
to witness his moment of
enlightenment. His sanghati
is draped in elegant folds
around the shoulder, and his
well modelled fingernails are
incised in copper.
70
BUDDHA TOUCHING THE GROUND
THAILAND, 14TH /15TH CENTURY
Bronze
5.25 in (13.4 cm) high
$ 3,125 – 4,690
Rs 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
NON–EXPORTABLE UNREGISTERED ANTIQUITY
PROVENANCE
Property fromThe Rumi Mistry Collection