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A Burmese bronze figure of Buddha, Mandalay period, 19th century, finely cast seated in...
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A Burmese bronze figure of Buddha, Mandalay period, 19th century, finely cast seated in vajrasana, his right hand lowered in bhumisparsimudra (the gesture of 'summoning the earth to witness') and his left hand resting in his lap in dhyanamudra (the gesture of meditation), the face oval with a band below the hairline, the mouth set in a gentle smile, wearing a
pleated sanghati , the front with a dedicatory inscription, 46cm high
Provenance: Private German collection
Cf. For a fine example of a seated marble Buddha of this type in the Victoria and
Albert Museum, see no. 8 in J. Lowry, Burmese Art, London: Victoria & Albert
Museum, 1974.
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