A Large Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Seated Buddha
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Estimate$2,000 – $4,000
Status
Closed
A Large Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Seated Buddha
尼泊爾釋迦牟尼坐像 seated in vadrasana with right hand downturned and resting on knee, left hand upturned and suspended before torso; having a prominent brow and heavily lidded eyes, and baring a softly smiling expression. Minimal adornment reveals the figure's physiognomy, perched atop a lotus base.
Height 9 1/2 in., 24 cm.
Property from the Estate of W.M. Bogdanowicz, Naples, Florida
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.
