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緬甸 阿瓦王朝 1855年 佛陀授法銅像
This delightful ensemble presents Buddha surrounded by disciples. It is accompanied by a charming dedicatory inscription on the front of its base, translated as follows:
"On Wednesday 22 December 1855 this image of the Buddha was cast. Donors are Paw Khan, his wife, and their children. May this good deed help them to get nirvana. Men and devas, please say 'Well done, well done.'"
The figure is idiomatic of the Ava style of Myanmar concisely summarized by Sylvia Fraser-Lu in the discussion of a contemporaneous seated Buddha in dry lacquer:
"This Buddha image [has] eyebrows set high on the forehead well above downcast eyes, sharply chiseled nose, and a small slightly puckered mouth...typical of Ava-style images. Framing the facial features and neck are ears with very long lobes that touch the shoulders...The left hand with very long digits rests palm upward in the lap. The right hand, with fingers of equal length, is in the bhumisparsa mudra touching the upper surface of...the base of the throne, where light outlines of the lower robe can be seen fanning out between the legs."
(Sylvia Fraser-Lu & Donald Stadtner (eds.), Buddhist Art of Myanmar, New York, 2015, pp.174-5)
Provenance
William H. Wolff, Inc., New York, 29 February 1988
The Elizabeth and Willard Clark Collection, California