STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE

LAOS, XVIIEME SIECLE

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STATUE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN BRONZE
LAOS, XVIIEME SIECLE
He sits in sattvasana on a plinth with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra and his left resting on his lap. He is wearing a samghati. His face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes and elongated earlobes. His curled hair rises tightly into an ushnisha.
25 ¼ in. (64 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in Turin, Italy, 16 May 1990.

Further details

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
LAOS, 17TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

This Laotian Buddha is a fine example cast in the tradition of the Thai Ayutthaya artistic school of the seventeenth century. The Buddha’s facial expression becomes more impersonal from Buddha figures of previous Thai periods. Earlier and specific Laotian examples are not known. His face displays a high forehead with strong arched eyebrows, one of the hallmarks of Laotian Buddhas. Its casting is of the highest technical quality.

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