A Chinese Carved Wood Seated Buddha

Height 33 x width 24 inches.

Property from the Collection of Dr. James Dawson, Manchester, Kentucky

One hand is detached but present. Craquelure in the paint surface and some age cracks in the wood. Heavily dusty. A bigger age crack through the head. Sturdy condition overall. The Buddha shows signs of age but is probably 20th century; at best, 19th century. The unfinished wood surfaces (along the wrist where the hand is broken, for example) do not show significant worming or signs of aging such as you would see on a 17th or 18th century carving. The wood has a light, less dense feeling overall. Prior provenance is not known. The consignor is an esteemed collector of 18th century and Federal period American furniture, folk art and decorative arts.

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