Asian Art II - 8th December 2020

Lot 607

A SRI LANKAN PAINTED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A SRI LANKAN PAINTED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA

MID 18TH CENTURY

Carved seated upon a lotus throne, he holds his hands in dhyana mudra upon his crossed legs, his skin and robes brightly painted in yellow and orange, with his downcast eyes set beneath black arched eyebrows, 39.5cm.

Provenance: from a deceased estate, Hampshire, purchased from Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art.