A gilt copper alloy figure of crowned BuddhaTibet, 15th century16.3cm highProvenance: Provenance:Private collection, MelbourneRobert Bleakley, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2001Moss Green, Melbourne, 19 Nov 2013, lot 175西藏十五世紀 銅鎏金寶冠佛像傳承：墨爾本私人收藏墨爾本 Robert Bleakley 收藏，2001年購於上述慕士閣，墨爾本，2013年11月19日，拍品175The subject of the crowned Buddha depicted in this sculpture is one which remains part of a larger visual and historical dialogue. The posture with the right hand held in the earth touching gesture, the diaphanous robes with fishtail pleats that fall over the shoulders and the vajra placed on top of the base are associations most typically made with the historical Buddha Shakyamuni at the moment he defeated Mara, the demon who sought to prevent him from attaining enlightenment. The historical Buddha in that archetypal iconographical form, is presented most typically without adornment, referencing that once a prince, he gave up his title and left the palace walls for spiritual pursuits. In some examples though, which have their visual origins in Eastern India like the Bihar inlaid bronze in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1993.311a, b), are representations of the Buddha wearing an ornamented crown, as seen in the sculpture here.pare a similar example of the crowned Buddha, see ,The Claude de Marteau Collection, Part II, Paris, 4 Oct 2022, lot 24, and also one published inSattvas & Rajas, the Culture and Art of Tibetan Buddhism (Sculpture), HAR32190.比較相似造像的寶冠佛像，見邦瀚斯，The Claude de Marteau Collection, Part II, 巴黎，2022年10月4日，拍品24，另有一尊出版于《Sattvas & Rajas, the Culture and Art of Tibetan Buddhism (Sculpture)》，HAR32190。