Description: Cast bronze with original lacquer gilding. Good patina
Sukhothai, 15th – 16th century
Seated in virasana on a massive stepped pedestal, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, arched eyebrows set above incised downcast eyes, aquiline nose, gracefully smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, the latter with flame.
Shape: Sculptural
Weight: 2042 grams
Dimensions: Height 30,5 cm
Condition: Some losses to base, minor loss to upper left arm, small repair to neck. Still very good give the age of this statue
Provenance: Austrian private collection
Auction result comparison: ASIAN CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Christies, Amsterdam, 8 May 2001, lot 551. (for comparison with a silver alloy statue from the same period, also in virasana and dhyanamudra)