A BRONZE FIGURE OF BHAISAJYAGURU

Description:

Burma, Ava period, ca. 19th c.
H. 36,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a tiered pedestal with his right hand holding the myrobalan fruit while theft is resting on his lap supporting the bowl, wearing uttarasangha, cape draped around his shoulders with its streamers encircling the arms, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes with heavy ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara.
Former old German private collection, assembled in the 1980s
Minor wear, small chips to stand