A very large Sukhothai style bronze figure of Buddha in maravijaya - image-1

Lot 71 Dα

A very large Sukhothai style bronze figure of Buddha in maravijaya

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
08.12.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 40.000 € - 50.000 €

A very large Sukhothai style bronze figure of Buddha in maravijaya

A very large Sukhothai style bronze figure of Buddha in maravijaya seated in meditation, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left hand in dhyana mudra in his lap, the head and ushnisha covered by small, partly snail-like curls, surmounted by a ketumala, probably replaced. Shiny chestnut brown patina, the hair curls lacquered and gilded, the base with red lacquer and gilding.
Height 79.5 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr Karl Dachs (1929- 2016), Munich, former deputy director of the Bavarian State Library, Munich