GANDHARA STUCCO PANEL OF SEATED BUDDHA

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  100 – 300 AD. Gandharan. A seated Buddha stucco buddha with flowing robes which fall off the shoulder, round face, thin lips, broad nose, half closed eyes and carefully modelled, wavy hair, culminating in an usnisha. His hands are held in front of him. The back of the right hand rests on the upturned palm of the other with the tips of the thumbs lightly touching. In this gesture, known as the Dhyani, the top hand symbolizes enlightenment; the bottom hand, the world of appearances. Accordingly, this arrangement suggests the supremacy of the enlightened mind. Gandhara was an ancient region in the Peshawar basin in the north-west of the ancient Indian subcontinent. The Kushan period (c. 75-451 AD) of Gandharan art, to which this stucco figure belongs, was the golden age of artistic production in the area. For further information on Gandharan art, see Jongeward, D. 2019, Buddhist Art Of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000; Size: H:325mm / W:210mm (w/o stand); 3500g
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