A BRONZE BUST OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Lanna period, 16th c.
H. 36 cm o. S.
The upper body clad in a samghati covering his left shoulder with a small section draped over the same shoulder, prominent nipples, his face displaying a serene expression with arched shaped eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, one elongated earlobe and his hairdo consisting of large curls, on wood base.
From an old Berlin private collection, acquired at China-Fritsche, Berlin, 1970 - Damages due to age