A BURMESE MANDALAY STYLE LACQUER GILT WOOD FIGURE OF A WORSHIPPER, C. 1900
Wood, gold lacquer, inset mirror glass, applicationsBurma, c. 1900The worshipper is smiling, seated in padmasana and showing the bhumisparsha mudra, wearing an elaborate stepped crown with winged ears and a long finial. The robes are decorated with inlays in different colors and floral as well as geometric patterns. Dimensions: HEIGHT 52.6 CMCondition: Several cracks, some loss of the gold lacquer and some inlays missingProvenance: Austrian private collection