A SILVER REPOUSSÉ STATUE OF BUDDHA China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Finely executed in silver repoussé with Buddha seated on a double lotus base, wearing a monastic robe, the hands held in his lap, behind him is an aureole. With a floral integrated pedestal under the lotus base and fine incised decoration such as a swastika to the chest or swirling clouds to the back of the robe.

Condition: Overall good condition, the lower part dented, the silver slightly tarnished, few minor nicks and casting flaws.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 259.1 g
Dimensions: Height 20 cm