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Antique
Thai Bronze Buddha Statue
Crowned
Buddha
Rattanakosin Royal
Attire
Circa: 19th - early 20th century
H
24.5 in.(62cm), W 16 in.(40.5cm), D 9 in.(23cm)
Condition: excellent A
fine large bronze depicting the Buddha seated in the Dhayana posture of meditation,
his right hand resting in his left, holding a bowl of auspicious substances. He
is adorned with jeweled earrings, necklaces, armbands, bracelets and girdle, his
lower body dressed in a thin dhoti with a swirling hem at the bottom, on a beaded
double lotus base with delicately edged petals atop a faceted plinth. He wears
a lotus ornamented crown around the flaming usnisha which signifies his attainment
of pristine enlightened consciousness. His face bears a gentle smile. The overall
effect is of a weightlessly upright and formally composed quietude. The surface
is even, showing a patina of darkened bronze with some green oxidation.
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