A GILT-, RED- AND BLACK-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ratnakosin period, 19th c.
H. 116 cm, B. ca. 85 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a lotus-base placed on a pedestal with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing uttarasangha and samghati draped over the left shoulder, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a separate cast flame.
From a South-German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Minor wear