A Nepalese style patinated bronze seated Buddha. Depicted on an openwork lotus-petal base, seated in padmasana, the gracefully modelled hands in dharmachakra mudra, the figure cast in two section, dividing at the waist; separate from the lotus base, as is the ushnisha; dark brown-black patina, retaining traces of pigment in the eyes and ears.H: 23 1/8 in.PROVENANCE:Private collection, New York CityThence by descent to the present owner