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Yongle Period Metalwork

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Fig 10.
Yongle Buddha formerly in the Speelman Collection

Shakymuni Buddha
Gilt copper alloy with gilt copper throne and torana
China
Yongle mark and period (1403-1424)
72.5 cm
Formerly in the Speelman Collection
Photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s