21. 21W COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF THE CROWNED BUDDHA IN MARAVIJ…

Lot no. 21

Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000

Sale date : 12/12/2025 at 11:00 AM

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21. 21W COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF THE CROWNED BUDDHA IN MARAVIJAYA Northern Thailand, Lan Na Period, 16th Century 53 cm (20 7/8 in.) high Seated on a lotus throne comprised of gently curling lotus petals with stamens resembling a beaded cushion. It is set on a hexagonal decorative pedestal with openwork motifs. He wears a dhoti and is adorned with royal jewellery. The softly modelled face has a serene expression with downcast eyes, under arched eyebrows that converge into the bridge of the nose. His hands form bhumisparsa mudra, the earth touching gesture, which signified victory over Mara and his army. Compare the treatment of the jewellery to a mid-16th century bejewelled Buddha in the British Museum FBInd.5.a, as well as two early 16th-century Buddhas in royal attire published in Hiram W. Woodward, Jr., The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand: The Alexander B. Griswold Collection, The Walters Art Gallery, USA, 1997, pp. 219-220, cat. 77 and fig. 215. Provenance Christie's, Amsterdam, 20 November 1990, lot 294. Private Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above; Thence by descent. 泰國北部蘭納王朝十六世紀瑪雅維薩亞寶冠佛銅像來源佳士得，阿姆斯特丹，1990年11月20日，拍品294 比利時私人收藏，購於上者後由家族傳承

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