Description: Hollow wood composite with modelled lacquer-work and original gilding
Burma, 18th – 19th century
The face with a serene, meditative expression, arched eyebrows set above downcast eyes, peacefully smiling lips, elongated earlobes, spiked hairdress and usnisha, the latter with a carved flame. Modern base.
Shape: Sculptural
Weight: 905 grams (the head only)
Dimensions: Height 29 cm (head) and 41 cm (head with base)
Condition: Good and fully original condition with some age cracks, extensive wear and patina, minor losses
Provenance: American Private collection; acquired 2009 from Stefaan Grusenmeyer, Belgium
Literature comparison: Compare with a standing figure of Shakyamuni in O. Karow, Burmese Buddhist Sculpture: The Johan Moger Collection, White Lotus, Bangkok 1991, pl. 41.