A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA PAREE

Description:

Burma, 18./ 19. Jh.
H. 60 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a pedestal decorated with mountains and a pair of worshippers, both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap supporting the alms-bowl, wearing monastic garment, cape draped around his shoulders, its streamers encircling his arms while its finials are falling down the base, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, his hair combed in a high chignon and secured with an elaborate tiara decorated with a pair of floating ribbons.
Swiss private collection, assembled prior to 2000 - Traces of age, minor restorations