87. SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA STATUETTE IN COPPER ALLOY INLAID WITH COPPER Tibet, 14th century A COPPER INLAID GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA Tibet, 14th century Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1983 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in) high 西藏 十四世紀 銅鎏金錯紅銅釋迦牟尼像 Provenance: French private collection. 來源 法國私人收藏 The Buddha Shakyamuni sits in serene equipoise on a double lotus throne with his right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra, the gesture signifying the moment when the earth bore witness to his enlightenment. His idealized form, reflecting the purity of this moment, illuminates his enlightened physique with the third eye, perfect lotus posture, and raised cranial protuberance. Based on its well-defined upper torso and facial features including heavy eyelids, a broad nose, and an enlarged lower lip, this figure gathers inspiration from the northeast Indian traditions of Late Pala period sculpture (c. 750 - 950 CE). The slender limbs of his form and tapered waist with this overall elongated physique bear similarity of proportions to another Buddha illustrated in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, pp. 442-3, no. 119C.