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Buddha
early Ming Dynasty
Carved wood, original lacquer.
High: 80cm

An imposing finely carved Buddha with downcast eyes and intense meditating face beneath tightly curled hair with a large red “usnisha”. Seated dhyanasana he keeps his hands in the mudra of meditation.

The worn out paint and lacquer layers let appear on the body and the hairs traces of the underlying fabric embedded in the original lacquer.

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