Asian Art II - 14th November 2018
Lot 551
A BURMESE LACQUERED AND GILT-MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 19TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A BURMESE LACQUERED AND GILT-MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
19TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana, his eyes downcast, the face with serene expression framed by elongated earlobes, the hands in abhaya mudra, indicating the appeasement of sense and the absence of fear, raised on a lotus throne, 49cm.
Cf. H Lafont-Couturier, Les Trésors d'Émile Guimet, p.131 for a related example of an alabaster figure in the collection of Musée des Confluences, Lyon.