Standing Jambupati Buddha, "Royal Buddha", teak
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Pre 1920 item# 548467
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Mandalay Road Trading Company, Inc.
(206) 855-0850
$2300
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This large statue of the Buddha, made of lacquered teak with remnants of gold leaf, incorporates a crown, jata (spire), and other elements of style typical of 17th and 18th century Jambupati images (for a classic example of the crown, google Mahamuni Buddha, a 14th century bronze of great historical importance, redecorated in the late 1700s).
However, most Jambupati images are depicted seated in Bhumisparsha mudra. ...click for details
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