Japanese Works of Art - 21 May 2019
TWO MASSIVE WOOD MODELS OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Both made of several...
TWO MASSIVE WOOD MODELS OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Both made of several sections of wood and depicted sitting in the lotus position, wearing loose robes revealing their exposed chests, their eyes downcast and the hair arranged in tight curls, one holding a small alms bowl before him and the other with a pomegranate, his other hand raised in vitarka mudra, with traces of polychromy, both approx. 73cm. (2)