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

Description:

Thailand, Ratanakosin period, 19th cent.
H. 67 cm
Seated in sattvasana with his right hand lowered in the bhunisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, both elaborately cast with floral and geometric designs, his face displaying a serene expression with mother-of-pearl inlaid downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, elongated earlobes and his spiky curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
Old German private collection - Traces of age, slightly chipped, wear