A Ratanakosin gilt lacquered bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Thailand. 19th century

A Ratanakosin gilt lacquered bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Thailand. 19th century

Seated in meditation on a lotus cushion above a stepped base, the hands in dhyana mudra in his lap, inserted at the back a tall four-tiered umbrella. Variously inlaid mirror glass stones. Restoration to the base.
Total height 69.5 cm; height of the figure 52.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany, acquired at Neumeister, Munich, 1983