A GILT- AND BLACK LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BUDDHA PAREE

Description:

Thailand, Ratnakosin period, 19th ct.
H. 107 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a separate cast lotus-base placed on a tapering octagonal-shaped pedestal, both hands in abhayamudra, wearing uttarasangha secured with a belt around his middle and a samghati covering both shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast inlaid eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes and his head covered with an elaborate crown topped with a finial.
From a South-German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Partly small damages due to age