Western Tibet, 13th-14th century, Representation of Buddha in bronze with brown patina

Tibet 13th-14th century

Buddha Maravijaya in bumisparsha mudra position







Bronze with brown patina,



pigment highlights



12.8 x 10.1 cm 720 g



Surface wear, filling, old restorations at the back of the subject (notably at the base), sealing plate added later Former European private collection







Representation of the Buddha Sakyamuni, or perhaps Akshobya (the position of the thumb of the left hand could indicate that this is the Buddha of the East). Depicted seated, legs crossed in the
lotus position (vajraparyanka) on a base with a double row of inverted lotus petals, the upper part decorated with gadroons. The right hand is placed on the knee in the bumisparsha mudra position
(taking the Earth as witness) with the fingers pointing towards the ground and the left hand placed in his lap, palm turned towards the sky. The awakened one is dressed in the uttarasangha pressed
against the body, the right shoulder and a large part of the chest exposed, a piece of the fabric placed on the left shoulder falling to the middle of the arm, the latter ending in fine folds
resting on the ground. Cold gilding (consisting of a mixture of gold powder and animal glue) covers the face and neck of the Blessed One. The half-closed eyes enhanced with colored pigments frame
an aquiline nose, the latter above a small mouth with thin lips sketching a slight pinched smile. The eyebrows with a pronounced curve on each side of the urna, the hair colored with blue pigments
(attesting to the peaceful nature of the Buddha) is covered with small spikes. The skull topped with the usnisa (outgrowth) completed with a stylized lotus bud, the earlobes distended by the weight
of the ornaments that the Awakened One formerly wore in his worldly life.







The wax-sealed copper plate features a discreet double vajra.

Dimensions :
- Height : 12.8cm cm
- Width : 10.1 cm cm