Standing Buddha Burma, Mandalay.
€2200,00
- Standing Buddha, carved in solid wood on a lotiform base, Burma, early Mandalay period, mid-19th century.
- The posture is natural, his serene face sketches a slight smile. The eyes are made of glass for the sake of realism.
- The wood is lacquered and gilded, richly decorated with glass inclusions, and the Enlightened One holds his monastic robe(uttarasanga) in his left hand. In his right hand, he holds the fruit of the myrobolan tree, an allusion to Buddha’s healing powers.
- Provenance: Estate of the dealer and collector Claude de Marteau.
- Sold with certificate of origin
- Find out more about the life and works of Claude de Marteau? https://www.thecdmcollection.be/
- H 99 CM X D 19 CM X W 42 CM. (Including base)
- We have a very limited number of these pieces, all from the same period and provenance.
1 available in store
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