A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Chien Seng period, 16th c.
H. 81 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a lotus base placed on a pierced hexagonal pedestal, his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha tied around his waist and samghati covering his 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 and his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, traces of later red lacquer.
From a Swiss private collection, ex Paul Emberger collection, acquired from him in 2004
Traces of age, wear, slightly damaged