A LARGE THAI BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

A LARGE THAI BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA

16TH/17TH CENTURY

Seated on a high stepped plinth in dhyanasana, he holds his left hand upon his lap in dhyana mudra and touches the ground with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, wearing a samghati, his hair in tight curls rising to the ushnisha surmounted by a flame, a wood stand, 15kg, 54cm, (55cm overall). (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.