A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF STANDING BUDDHA, RATTANAKOSING PERIOD
A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF STANDING BUDDHA, RATTANAKOSING PERIOD
Thailand, late 18th - 19th century. Finely and heavily cast standing in samabhanga atop a circular lotus dais raised on a tiered octagonal base, both hands thrust forward in abhaya mudra. Wearing a diaphanous sanghati draping elegantly from his arms, tied at the waist by a sash. His serene face finely modeled with full lips forming a calm smile and heavy-lidded eyes, flanked by long pendulous lobes. The hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha topped by a siraspata. The base is ornately decorated and cast with a ring-form strut to the back.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, casting flaws, small nicks, some flaking to the gilt lacquer, and the base preserving the original casting core inside.
Weight: 7.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 63.8 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related gilt-bronze Buddha, 66 cm high, dated 18th or “possibly the very beginning” of the 19th century, in the British Museum, registration number 1859,1228.157.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Koller, Zurich, 20 June 2023, lot 443
Price: CHF 10,000 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of the standing Buddha, Thailand, ca. 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related pose and stepped plinth ornately decorated. Note the size (122 cm).
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A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF STANDING BUDDHA, RATTANAKOSING PERIOD
Thailand, late 18th - 19th century. Finely and heavily cast standing in samabhanga atop a circular lotus dais raised on a tiered octagonal base, both hands thrust forward in abhaya mudra. Wearing a diaphanous sanghati draping elegantly from his arms, tied at the waist by a sash. His serene face finely modeled with full lips forming a calm smile and heavy-lidded eyes, flanked by long pendulous lobes. The hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha topped by a siraspata. The base is ornately decorated and cast with a ring-form strut to the back.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, casting flaws, small nicks, some flaking to the gilt lacquer, and the base preserving the original casting core inside.
Weight: 7.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 63.8 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related gilt-bronze Buddha, 66 cm high, dated 18th or “possibly the very beginning” of the 19th century, in the British Museum, registration number 1859,1228.157.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Koller, Zurich, 20 June 2023, lot 443
Price: CHF 10,000 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of the standing Buddha, Thailand, ca. 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related pose and stepped plinth ornately decorated. Note the size (122 cm).
