185. STATUETTE DE BOUDDHA EN BRONZE DORÉ Dynastie Ming A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BOUDDHA Ming Dynasty Seated in vajraparyankasana, the right hand held in bhumisparshamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a pleated robe and sash finely hemmed with incised lotus scrolls on a stippled ground, draped over his shoulders and falling in loose folds over his crossed legs, his gentle face with sensuous lips and finely drawn eyebrows centred on the urna, the eyes downcast in a meditative expression, the ears with long pendulous lobes, his hair arranged in rows of tight curls covering the domed ushnisha. 35.5cm (14in) high 明 銅鎏金佛坐像 Provenance: Butz collection, Bielefeld, acquired 25 March 1959 from Oskar Krause Antiques, Bielefeld Kunsthaus am Museum, Carola van Ham, Cologne, 8 December 1993 來源： 比勒費爾德Butz珍藏，於1959年3月25日得自比勒費爾德古董商Oskar Krause Antiques Kunsthaus am Museum，Carola van Ham拍賣行，科隆，1993年12月8日