THAILANDE, PERIODE AYUTTHAYA, FIN XVIEME SIECLE

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STATUE DE BOUDDHA PARE EN BRONZE
THAILANDE, PERIODE AYUTTHAYA, FIN XVIEME SIECLE
Il est représenté en samabhanga sur une base lotiforme conçue séparément, sa main droite en abhayamudra et la gauche le long de son corps. Il porte l'uttarasangha et le samghati maintenu par une ceinture. Paré de bijoux, son visage est serein. Ses yeux mi-clos incrustés de nacre sont surmontés de sourcils arqués sous un chignon ceint d'une couronne et d'une tiare ornée de rinceaux fleuris.
Hauteur : 138 cm. (54 ¼ in.), socle

Provenance

Private Italian collection, acquired before 1994.

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Further details

A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BUDDHA PARE
THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, LATE 16TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

The figure of Buddha in royal attire became popular in the sixteenth century during the Ayutthaya period. The kingdom was founded in 1350 and flourished until it was invaded and destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. Hinayana Buddhism flourished and the temples were profusely decorated with statues.

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