Lot Essay
For another example with similar treatment of the base, see H. Woodward, The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand, 1997, p. 208, cat. no. 203.
THAILAND, CHIANG SAEN, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A large bronze figure of Buddha
Thailand, Chiang Saen, 15th century
Well-cast with the Buddha seated in maravijaya on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra and his left resting in his lap, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with incised hems, his face in a meditative expression with full lips and downcast eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, flanked by elongated earlobes and with his tightly curled hair rising over the ushnisha and surmounted by a flaming finial
27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
Thailand, Chiang Saen, 15th century
Well-cast with the Buddha seated in maravijaya on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra and his left resting in his lap, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with incised hems, his face in a meditative expression with full lips and downcast eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, flanked by elongated earlobes and with his tightly curled hair rising over the ushnisha and surmounted by a flaming finial
27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York before 1980
Brought to you by
Anita Mehta
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