A MONUMENTAL BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA

THAILAND, CHIENG SEN PERIOD, 15TH CENTURY

Details

A MONUMENTAL BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
THAILAND, CHIENG SEN PERIOD, 15TH CENTURY
Finely cast, the serene face with downcast eyes, heavy eyelids under arched eyebrows, the hair finely worked in rows of curls, pulled together at top towards the ushnisha, old collection label, on stand
16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 19 July 1973, lot 10.

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Lot Essay

The larger than life-size and superbly cast head of the historical Buddha shows him with a sublime inner calm resulting from his deep spiritual compassion. This is enhanced by the green patina of the bronze. The voluminous face, with its snail-shaped curls, is a fine testimony of the casting workshops of the city of Chieng Sen in the Lan Na kingdom in North Thailand.

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