A FINE BRONZE-GILT MEDICINE BUDDHA ZANABAZAR SCHOOL
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, holding an alms bowl and the medicinal fruit, wearing a sanghati with incised floral borders falling in elegant pleats at his ankles and over his left shoulder, his face in serene expression, curved eyebrows and pierced earlobes, the tightly coiled hair rising over the ushnisha and topped by a finial, strongly featured Zanabazar School. The Zanabazar school of art was founded by Jebtsundamba Khutuktu Zanabazar (1635-1723), a direct descendent of Genghis Khan and one of the most beloved religious leaders and respected master artists of Mongolia. The school is characterized by richly gilded imagery with finely modeled, smoothly sloping contours and precise, often beaded embellishments.Zanabazar possessed an in-depth knowledge of the techniques of casting, decorating and gildingCast as a single form with superbly modeled details and thick, lustrous gilding, Zanabazar school bonzes are hailed as sculptural masterpieces of the period.
Dimension: L. 12.9 cm. W. 9.3 cm. H. 19.3 cm. Weight 1327 grams.

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