An unusually large bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century - image-1
An unusually large bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century - image-2
An unusually large bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century - image-1An unusually large bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century - image-2

Lot 41 Dα

An unusually large bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 17.000 € - 20.000 €
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An unusually large bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century

Seated in meditation on an hourglass-shaped stepped base, the right hand in bhumisparshamudra, the left hand in dhyanamudra above the feet. The regular rows of tiny hairlocks cover the head and ushnisha and are set off from the face by a thin band, the ushnisha is topped by a lotus bud. The eyes, pupils and the lips are contoured with fine incised lines filled with red pigment.
Height 82.5 cm

Provenance

Collection James Finch, Hillsborough, NC, USA
Private collection, Rhineland, acquired from Finch in November 2006

Literature

Illustrated in: James Finch, The Art of the Burmese Buddha Statue, in: Arts of Asia, vol. 35, no. 6 (November-December 2005), p. 114-115