A LARGE CAST AND REPOUSSÉ COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, QING DYNASTYChina, late 18th to early 19th century. Constructed from several sheets with cast, hammered, chased, and embossed elements. Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his left hand resting on his lap and his right lowered in bhumisparsha mudra, wearing loose-fitting monastic robes with neatly incised foliate hems and shou character decoration. His serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes below gently arched brows centered by a coral-inlaid urna, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight spiral curls with a domed ushnisha. The sealplate incised with a double vajra design.Provenance: English trade. Condition: Good condition with old wear and some manufacturing irregularities, minor dents, small nicks, light scratches, the seal plate somewhat loose.Weight: ca. 18 kg Dimensions: Height 71.5 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2014, lot 515 Price: GBP 17,500 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A bronze repoussé figure of Buddha, Qianlong seven-character mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the related pose, dress, base, and coppery bronze. Note the smaller size (30.5 cm) and the Qianlong mark.清代大型錘鍱釋迦牟尼銅像中國，十八世紀末至十九世紀初。釋尊正心端坐，結全跏趺坐於蓮花座之上，施觸地印，頭頂高肉髻，螺髮密集；眉彎眼長，雙目低垂，雙眉之間白毫鑲嵌珊瑚，鼻秀唇薄，呈微笑童子相，慈悲和善之態。雙耳垂肩，身著漢式雙肩袈裟，袒露前胸，衣紋俐落流暢。底座面板刻有雙金剛杵。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損和一些製造不規則、輕微凹痕、小刻痕、輕微劃痕，密封板有些鬆動。 重量：約18 公斤 尺寸：高71.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2014年11月7日，lot 515 價格：GBP 17,500（相當於今日EUR 25,500） 描述：乾隆七字款及年代錘鍱銅佛像 專家評論：比較相近的姿勢、袈裟、底座和銅合金。請注意尺寸較小(30.5 厘米) 和乾隆款。