Ming Style Bronze Buddha Statue
Shakyamuni
At Moment of Enlightenment
Orgin: Chinese, Circa: early 1900s'
H 15 in.(38cm), W 12 in.(30cm), D 7.5 in.(19cm)
Condition: excellent!

Antique Bronze Ming Style Buddha Shakyamuni, the historic Buddha at the moment of his enlightenment, in which he called the earth to witness his illumination.

The Buddha is seated in meditation posture adorned in simple robes and with right hand in the earth-pointing, or bhumisparsa, mudra. On his upturned left palm and the bottoms of his feet are engraved chakras. The expression with engraved pupils is serene. Although simple in its conception the work is subtly realized, as in the delicate fingertips, each gracefully modeled. The bronze surface is frosted with an unsurpassed patina of variegated mineral colors ranging from green to ochre and gold. The overall impression is one of unshakeable equipoise.