A bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni

Description:

Thailand, U-Thong period 15th/16th cent.
H. 53 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a shaped pedestal with his right hand lowered 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 touching his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha topped with a flame.
Formerly collection of Dr Franz J. Liessem (1921 - 2001)
Published: ‘Sacred Art in Thailand’, in collaboration with Michael Trautmann and Uwe Jourdan, Nagel 1990, No. 2078, Plate XIX - Signs of age, minor rest.