AN ALABASTER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND A WORSHIPPER

Description:

Burma,19th c.
H. 62/ 63 cm
Buddha Shakyamuni is seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression, his hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and secured with a tiara, traces of gilt- and red-lacquer; and a figure of a kneeling worshipper with both hands raised in anjalimudra, wearing a red-lacquered monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression and his short cut hairdo with remains of black lacquer.
From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Partly minor wear and only few small chips