Gilt-lacquered Bronze Buddha Statue

Description:

Gilt-lacquered Bronze Buddha Statue, Thailand, 19th century, Rattanakosin style, seated cross-legged in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra, downcast eyes, and pointed earlobes, dressed in a robe filled with molded floral and foliate roundels and bands, some details with glass insets, seated on a conforming wood stand, statue ht. 29 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

flame on ushinisha missing, gilt lacquered layers cracking and flaking, trace of repairs to some area, heavy surface dirt particularly on the head, on old chip near ushnisha.


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