A GILT AND BLACK LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Burma, 19th/ early 20th ct.
H. 86 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base placed on a separate carved stepped throne, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing a monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast inlaid eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes and a curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, a large halo is placed behind him carved with a pair of worshippers and scrolling tendrils.
From a Rhineland private collection, acquired prior to 1990