A GILT- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Burma, ca. 19th c.
H. 76,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including the samghati covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes touching his shoulders, his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a separate carved lotus bud.
Former old German private collection, assembled prior to 2000 - Partly minor wear and slightly damaged