STATUE DU BOUDDHA SAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE

BIRMANIE, FIN DU STYLE PAGAN, XIVEME SIECLE

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STATUE DU BOUDDHA SAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE
BIRMANIE, FIN DU STYLE PAGAN, XIVEME SIECLE
Assis en padmasana sur un socle lotiforme, les mains en bhumisparsamudra, vêtu de l'habit monastique, le visage au nez aquilin, à la bouche fine et ourlée, aux yeux mi-clos rehaussés de fins sourcils empreint d'une expression méditative, les cheveux en chignon
Hauteur: 30 cm.(11¾ in.)

Provenance

Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, Paris.

Further details

A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI
BURMA, LATE PAGAN STYLE, 14TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

When the Buddha meditated under the Bodhi tree, trying to find a remedy against all human suffering, he used this specific hand posture. Herewith, he asked the goddess Earth to be his witness of all the merits he has accomplished during prior lifes.

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