A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF UDAYANA BUDDHA, China / Mongolia, 18th / 19th century

Standing on a lotus flower base with engraved petals, the right hand is raised in abhaya mudra, and the left hand is in varada mudra. Wears a wide, draped robe intricately engraved with flowers. On the head brings a diadem, and wears earrings.

This style is derived from the Buddhist sculpture of ancient Gandhara and early Central Asian cultures, where images of the Buddha reflected classical Greco-Roman influence, especially in the flowing drapery.

Provenance: from the Ullman collection, Italy.

铜鎏金优陀耶佛像，中国/蒙古，十八/十九世纪