A Bronze Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

明銅阿彌陀佛坐像
the Buddha figure depicted cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus plinth, his right hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra and his left hand in dhyanamudra, wearing draped robes opening to the chest showing a swastika symbol, a shawl draped over the shoulders, the face bearing a calm expression underneath tight knots and an urna.

Height 9 in., 23 cm.

Property from the Estate of Ernest Eastman Leavitt, Boston, Massachusetts

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.