A GILT- , BLACK- AND RED-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ratnakosin period, 19th cent.
H. 56,5 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a lotus base set on a shaped pedestal, both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing uttarasangha and samghati decorated with a floral design, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes and the spiky hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
Important Bavariian private collection - Wear, partly chipped