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91. 91W LARGE BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD
Northern Thailand, Lan Na p…
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91
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91. 91W LARGE BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD
Northern Thailand, Lan Na p…
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
91. 91W LARGE BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD
Northern Thailand, Lan Na period, 15th / 16th century
A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
Northern Thailand, Lan Na Period, 15th/16th century
41 cm (16 1/8 in.) high (2).
Provenance:
Sotheby's Amsterdam, 27 October 1993, lot 416.
Private European Collection.
泰國北部 蘭納王朝 十五/十六世紀 銅佛首
來源
阿姆斯特丹蘇富比，1993年10月27日，編號416
歐洲私人珍藏
The Buddha imbuing the classic Lan Na style, is shown in serene meditation with eyes half-closed, characterised by an oval head, heart-shaped widow peak hairline with elongated pierced earlobes that curve gently outwards. The prominent, individually rendered thick snail shell curls of the present sculpture recall Chiang Saen "Lion-Lord" style Buddhas, exemplified by a 14th - 15th century example of Buddha subduing Mara from the Royal Collection of King Rama VII held at the National Museum, Bangkok. The Lan Na bronze sculptural tradition evolved in close dialogue with the Sukhothai style, both gradually moving away from the Mon aesthetic, see Van Beek and Tettoni, The Arts of Thailand, 1991, p. 133, and Stratton and Scott, Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand, 2004, p. 138. Notably, features such as the elegantly arched eyebrows that meet above the bridge of the nose, the slight upturned lips outlined in a faint smile, and the softly dimpled chin demonstrate the assimilation of earlier Sri Lankan features.
For closely related examples, refer to an earlier Lan Na period Buddha head at the National Museum, Bangkok published in Jean Boisselier, The Heritage of Thai Sculpture, 1975, pp. 152 & 233, pl. 111; also see contemporaneous Buddha head at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore (2017-00320); and another sold at Bonhams New York, 21 March 2023, lot 529.
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