A BRONZE STATUE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, MANDALAY PERIOD
Burma, 19th century. Heavily cast, seated in dhyanasana atop a tiered base with the right hand lowered in bhumisparsha mudra and the left above his lap, wearing long flowing robes cascading in voluminous folds. His serene face with agate-inlaid downcast eyes and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls secured by a band above his forehead.


Provenance:
Formerly in an old Austrian private estate. Austrian trade, acquired from the above. The base with two manually inscribed merchant labels, numbered ‘5299/0’, and ‘65112/0’, both most likely from Galerie Zacke, c. 1980-1990.

Condition:
Very good condition with expected old wear and casting irregularities, minor dents, few small losses. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations.

Weight: 10.5 kg
Dimensions: Height 42.5 cm


Literature comparison:

Compare related examples in the Guimet Museum, Paris, accession number MA6210, and in the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, accession number 2014-00461.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 20 September 2011, lot 66
Price: GBP 3,000 or approx.
EUR 5,400
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Burmese bronze model of a Buddha
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and size (48.9 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 12 May 2016, lot 205
Price: GBP 3,000 or approx.
EUR 5,000
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form. Note the much smaller size (36.5 cm).