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

Description:

Thailand, Lanna period, 16th cent.
H. 42 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a lotus base placed on a hexagonal pedestal, his right hand lowered in the 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 that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
Old South German private collection - Minor traces of age and wear