Shakyamuni Buddha in bronze.
- Shakyamuni Buddha, seated in vajrasana on a flat base, with a benevolent gaze, hands in bhumisparsa mudra (taking the earth as witness). He invokes the goddess of the earth to witness his victory over Mara’s ultimate temptations.
- His head is surmounted by theUsnisha, a cranial protuberance symbolizing a high degree of enlightenment. He is dressed in the monastic robe with its undulating pleats of timeless beauty.
- Very nice copy in copper alloy (Asian bronze), the eyes in glass, the gilding is preserved.
- Myanmar. Mandalay period (1853-1948)
- Provenance: Estate of the collector and art dealer Claude de Marteau
- H 45 CM X D 24 CM X W 30 CM. About 10 kg
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