A STONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Burma, Shan-Periode, ca, 18th c.
H. 57 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes touching his shoulders, his hairdo continuing into a low ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, traces of red- and black-lacquer.
From an old Munich private collection, assembled prior to 1995
Traces of age, slightly chipped