A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Lanna period, 16th ct.
H. 26,5 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a throne with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati leaving his right shoulder bare, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, elongated earlobes, his hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus-bud, traces of gilt- and black-lacquer.
From a North German private collection, assembled between the 1950s and 2007
Minor traces of age, the reverse of the stand slightly chipped