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THAILAND, LOPBURI, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Details
An Important Double-Sided Bronze Altarpiece
Thailand, Lopburi, 12th/13th Century
With a separately cast figure of Buddha Shakyamuni seated on a double-lotus base atop a stepped pedestal incised with geometric patterns, the mandorla molded with a stylized bodhi tree and three further images of Buddha, the reverse with a standing image of Buddha Shakyamuni similarly framed by a flaming mandorla, the bronze with an attractive silvery green patina overall, the tip restored
15.1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) high
Thailand, Lopburi, 12th/13th Century
With a separately cast figure of Buddha Shakyamuni seated on a double-lotus base atop a stepped pedestal incised with geometric patterns, the mandorla molded with a stylized bodhi tree and three further images of Buddha, the reverse with a standing image of Buddha Shakyamuni similarly framed by a flaming mandorla, the bronze with an attractive silvery green patina overall, the tip restored
15.1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Pan-Asian Collection
Literature
P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals, 1978, cat. no. 131.
V. Dofflemyer, "A Buddhist Thai Altarpiece and Five Related Bronzes," Los Angeles County Museum of Art Bulletin, XXI (1975), p. 49, figs. 3-4.
V. Dofflemyer, "A Buddhist Thai Altarpiece and Five Related Bronzes," Los Angeles County Museum of Art Bulletin, XXI (1975), p. 49, figs. 3-4.
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Sensuous Immortals, A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, 1978.