A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF THE CROWNED BUDDHA

Description:

Thailand, Ratanakosin period, 19th cent.
H. 58 cm
Seated in sattvasana on lotus base placed on a tiered throne with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment lavishly decorated with a floral muster design, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and secured with a crown topped with a tall finial.
Old German private collection, assembled between 1970 and 2000 - Traces of age and wear