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Buddha head in gold-lacquered copper alloy, Burma, 18th–19th…
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257
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Buddha head in gold-lacquered copper alloy, Burma, 18th–19th…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Buddha head in gold-lacquered copper alloy, Burma, 18th–19th century
A Buddha head in the Shan style. This work perfectly illustrates the aesthetic ideals of Shan art: the face is serene with a meditative expression, the eyebrows are arched and meet at the bridge of the nose, and the closed mouth hints at a slight smile. The hairstyle, separated from the forehead by a headband, is rendered in small, regular spikes and crowned by a rounded, prominent ushnisha (cranial protuberance). The earlobes are traditionally elongated. The surface retains rich traces of its original gilding, applied over an undercoat of red lacquer with a brown patina. The half-closed eyes are hollow and openwork, strongly suggesting, in keeping with Shan tradition, that they were originally inlaid, probably with semi-precious stones.
Height: 28 cm
Modern Plexiglas plinth.
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