Seated Buddha, Sukothai, Thailand
213W
A bronze seated Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni
Thailand, Sukothai style, 14th/15th Century
seated on an undecorated pedestal in the cross-legged yogic posture of satvaparyankasana with the right leg placed over the left, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left resting on his lap, his monastic robe covering only the left shoulder indicated by a thickened line, a robe end falling over the same shoulder terminating at the navel in two points with scalloped edges, his ovoid face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above downcast eyes, aquiline nose, elongated earlobes, the hair arranged in rows of tight curls with a flame-like ushnisha
60 cm. high
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Private American Collection assembled in the 1970s.
    Private Swiss Collection since 2007.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

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