AN IMPORTANT GILT MING BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 16th CENTURY Gilt copper bronze alloy, cast and chased China, 16th century Buddha Ratnasambhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, seated in in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal rising on a stalk from an architectural pedestal with six protruding feet and a fence. His hands show the varada and dyhana mudra. His face with the prominent urna with contemplative expression, the hems of his garment delicately incised with floral and geometric designs and a swastika is incised at his chest. This three-part sculpture can be disassembled, and the Buddha figure is sealed at the underside with a copper plate. Shape: Figural Weight: 986 gramsDimensions: Total height 18.5 cmCondition: very good condition with appealing patina and minor abrasions to gilding, one narrow section of fence at bottom base missing and small part of inner rim on lotus blossom reinforced with copper segment Provenance: American private estate, ex collection Frank Jannotta – accompanied by scans of illustrations and original old invoice as well as appraisal and cue card – all dating to between 1980 and 1986Literature comparison: the present piece was exhibited at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in the exhibition ‘The many faces of Buddha’ in 1986. A scan of the pages of the museum catalog were the statue is illustrated and described can be found online at the detail pictures Auction result comparison: for a near identical example, measuring 25 cm in height, see Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, 16 MAY 2018, NEW YORK, lot 86. 十六世紀重要鎏金銅寶生佛坐蓮像鎏金銅，鑄造 中國，十六世紀寶生佛為佛教五方佛之一，結跏趺坐坐於蓮座之上，蓮花座騰空而起，六足底座，四周圍欄。一手施與愿印，一手施無畏印。 臉部深思，袈裟下擺可見精緻花卉與幾何圖案，胸前萬字符。造像分爲三部分，可拆卸。底部用銅板密封。造型：人物造像重量： 986 克尺寸：縂高 18.5 厘米品相：保存狀況極好，包漿迷人，鎏金輕微擦傷，底部基座圍欄一箭頭遺失，邊緣一小部分用痛加固。來源：美國私人遺產，原Frank Jannotta 收藏- 根據原始發票及注釋卡片，落款于 1980 與1986之間。