Four Sri Lankan silver figures of Buddha. Kandya period, 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 631 Dα

Four Sri Lankan silver figures of Buddha. Kandya period, 18th/19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

Four Sri Lankan silver figures of Buddha. Kandya period, 18th/19th century

Four Sri Lankan silver figures of Buddha, a and b) standing in samapada on a flat base and mounted on a perspex base, a) the right hand raised in vitarka mudra, wearing an uttarasanga with incised undulating folds, the head surmounted by a five-fold sirapata, b) with both hands hanging down, c) a Buddha in meditation on a coiled naga with outspread hood, the hands in dhyana mudra, in three parts, details painted red, d) a standing four-armed deity. Kandya period, 18th/19th century. (4)
Height a) 8.5 cm; b) 9 cm; c) 12.4 cm; d) 7.5 cm

Provenance

Johann and Ursula Strebel, Wiesbaden