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A GILT LACQUER COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA
THAILAND, RATTANAKOSIN PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY35 1/2 in. (90 cm) high
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泰國 拉達納哥信王國時期 十九世紀 銅漆金佛陀坐像This life-size sculpture of Buddha ranks among the finest produced during Thailand's Rattanakosin period (1782-1932). Seated in the half-lotus heroic posture (virasana), Buddha's downcast eyes are inset with glass and mother of pearl. He is clad in a monastic robe embellished with gesso floral roundels (pha lai) conveying a lavishly embroidered cloth. Buddha images wearing such patterned robes, a symbol of royalty, were introduced during the reign of King Rama III (r. 1824-51), and disappeared thereafter. It is thus most likely that this majestic sculpture was one such royal commission produced under King Rama III's reign.See further examples of Rattanakosin-period gilt-lacquer bronze Buddha images discussed in Rod-Ari, "The Buddha as Sacred Siamese King: Brocaded Buddhas of the Third Reign", in The Walters Art Museum Journal, Vol. 73, 2018, figs.1-5.ProvenanceJF Chen, Los Angeles, 10 April 2000Private West Coast Collection