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A Chinese gilt and lacquered bronze figure of the infant buddha, Ming dynasty

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This lot was sold on 2015-10-12 and is no longer available

Depicted standing on a lotus pod base with the right arm raised. This representation of the standing, newborn Sakyamuni pointing to the sky with his right index finger, and to the ground with his other index finger is described in Asvaghosa's Life of Buddha translated by Samuel Beal, Sacred Books of the East, vol. XIX, Oxford, 1883, p. 226.

H: 38,5 cm

Price incl. premium: € 5.355