A gilt- and black lacquered wood figure of Buddha Shakyamuni

Description:

Thailand, Ratnakosin period, 19th c.
H. 51,5 (67) cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed on a tiered octagonal-shaped pedestal with his right hand in abhayamudra while the left is stretched down along his body, wearing monastic robe including uttarsangha fastened around his waist with a belt and the samghati covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame.
From a German private collection - Traces of age, minor wear, feet restored, minor damage to the edge of the base