Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure
19th-early 20th century A.D. Hollow-formed and sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais, cradling a vessel in his left hand and touching the earth with his right hand in the Bhumisparsha mudra at the instant of his enlightenment. See Lutz, A. et al., The Return of the Buddha. The Qingzhou Discoveries, London, 2002, for discussion.1.5 kg, 22 cm high (8 5/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.