A Burmese bronze figure of a Lotus Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th century - image-1

Lot 649 Dα

A Burmese bronze figure of a Lotus Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
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A Burmese bronze figure of a Lotus Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th century

A Burmese bronze figure of a Lotus Buddha seated in paryankasana on a lotus above a pedestal with an engraved inscription, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, a myrobalan fruit in his left hand, the head is covered by lotus petals instead of the usual hair curls. 18th century.
Height 20.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Compare a similar Buddha in: Otto Karow, Burmese Buddhist sculpture, Bangkok 1991, p. 98, fig. 78