Lot 56 Dα

A Ratanakosin gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Thailand. 19th century

Seated in meditation on a lotus cushion above a stepped base, the right hand held in bhumisparshamudra, the left hand in dhyanamudra in his lap, stylised facial features and prominent neck folds, tiny curls covering the head and ushnisha into which a separately cast ketumala is inserted.
Height 45.3 cm