A RARE WOOD FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA Ming Dynasty Carved seated in uttarabodhi mudra on a double-lotus pedestal within beaded borders, the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes flanked by elongated ears, the hair worn in tight curls in a top usnisha, the robe draped symmetrically across the body and open at the chest, the surface with some original gilt and red lacquer decoration remaining. 34.5cm (13 5/8in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明 木雕釋迦牟尼坐像 The result of NSF-Arizona AMS Facility, Tucson, Arizona, radiocarbon test, sample AA63896, 9 January 2006, notes 95.4% probability for date of 1431-1631 (comprising: 71.6% probability for 1431-1524; 23.8% probability for 1558-1631). 據美國亞利桑那NSF-Arizona AMS Facility實驗室於2006年1月9日出具的放射性碳定年測量報告，樣本編號AA63896之檢測結果表明，本拍品有95.4%之可能性制於1431年至1631年間；其中71.6%之可能性制於1431年至1524年間，23.8%之可能性制於1558年至1631年間。 Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.115. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號115 For a related lacquered wood figure of Buddha, early 15th century, see R.D.Jacobsen, Appreciating China: Gifts from Ruth and Bruce Dayton, Minneapolis, 2002, p.95, no.49. See also an example dated 1411, illustrated by A.Priest, Chinese Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1944, pl.CXXVI. See a related gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 465. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com