A BURMESE LACQUER GILT WOOD FIGURE OF A RECLINING BUDDHA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Wood, gold lacquerBurma, late 19th centuryThe Buddha reclining on an integrated base with parallel legs, one arm supporting the head, the other one stretched out, symbolizing the Buddha’s departure from this earthly life and equivalent to the end of the samsara (cycle of rebirth).Dimensions: HEIGHT INCL. BASE APPROX. 22 CM, LENGTH BASE 49.5 CMCondition: Good condition with some loss of lacquer and minor chips and damage to the baseProvenance: Austrian private collection