A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ratnakosin-period, 19th c.
H. 80 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a low pedestal with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati covering his left shoulder, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, urna, elongated earlobes and the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, modern wood flame.
Former old Berlin private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Traces due to age, wood flame later