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17th Century Thai Ayutthaya Bronze Seated Buddha browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Sculpture:Pre 1700: item # 765975 Please refer to our stock # 1055 when inquiring.
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Details: A delightful example of a 17th century Thai Ayutthaya bronze Buddha seated on a 16th century Lanna base. Buddha is seated in Dhyanasana on a high stepped lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra while the left hand rests on his lap in dhyana mudra. His face is happy and contented yet deep in concentration. This casting has a deliciously happy smile and wonderfully heavy eyelids. He is wearing a samghati over his well proportioned frame and has a high lotus usnisha above rows of tightly curled buds of hair. The representation of Buddha performing the Bhumisparsha mudra is without doubt the most prolific in South East Asian Buddhist art. It depicts Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) sitting in the wilderness just before he attained enlightenment, touching the ground to raise the Goddess of the Earth to defeat the armies of Mara the god of desire and death. In so doing this, Siddhartha had overcome the last of many dangers and temptations Mara had laid before him. A great victory indeed, which must account for the widespread popularity of this theme in South East Asia. Age: 17th Century. Height: 41 cm. Remarks: The Lotus base and the Buddha are not original to each other, they are a tight marriage. Both pieces are Thai, the lotus base is 16th-17th century Lanna and the Buddha is 17th century Ayutthaya.
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