A GILT- AND BLACK-LAQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Burma, 19th/ 20th ct.
H. 61 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base placed on the back of five elephants standing on a circular plinth, his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge and his curled hair continuing into the ushnisha.
Property from a South German private collection assembled between 1960 and 1985
Minor damages due to age