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STATUE DE BOUDDHA EN BRONZE Thaïlande, époque Ayutthaya, XVIIIe siècle
11 June 2025, 11:30 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche€20,000 - €30,000
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STATUE DE BOUDDHA EN BRONZE
Thaïlande, époque Ayutthaya, XVIIIe siècle
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 18th century
64 cm (25 1/4 in.) high
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 18th century
64 cm (25 1/4 in.) high
Footnotes
Provenance:
Acquired in 1992, De Blauwe Olifant, Maastricht.
Thence by descent.
泰國 大城時期 十八世紀 佛陀銅像
來源
1992年得自De Blauwe Olifant，馬斯特里赫特
後由家族傳承
This gracefully cast sculpture portrays the Buddha in the bhumisparsha mudra, symbolising the pivotal moment of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. Seated in half lotus, the Buddha's right hand reaches toward the ground with unwavering resolve as his fingertips of the same length gently curve outward, representing his call to the Earth to witness his victory over Mara's temptations.
An oval-shaped head, adorned with meticulously articulated curls and surmounted by a prominent ushnisha signifies the attainment of spiritual enlightenment. Downcast almond shaped eyes and subtly upturned lips forming a faint smile, evoke the state of introspective meditation. Unornamented pendulous ears that gently curve away from the jawline as well as the fishtail hem of his garment recall stylistic conventions of the Sukhothai period, closely comparable to a bronze Shakyamuni Buddha sold at Christie's, Paris, 26 November 2002, lot 336. The Buddha's slim form is draped in a simple sanghati, leaving one shoulder bare, conveying an ascetic ideal. Aesthetic restraint rendered through smooth harmonious lines and the curved band of the robe at his waist are hallmarks of the Ayutthaya period. A comparable expression of this sensibility is expressed in an earlier Ayutthaya period gilt bronze seated Buddha, formerly in the Dani and Anna Ghigo Collection, sold at Christie's, London, 11 May 2016, lot 101.