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Estimate
GBP (£) 9,000 - 12,000
EUR (€) 10,410 - 13,880
USD ($) 12,060 - 16,070
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
37 3/8 in. (99.5 kg, 95 cm high).
Seated cross-legged in virasana on a semi-circular lotus flower dais, right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left resting on his lap, wearing a samghati adorned with floral motifs, his face with a meditative expression and with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, aquiline nose, gentle smile, elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a flame.
PROVENANCE:
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 22 January 2016, lot 2.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11714-199350.
LITERATURE:
See van Beek, S. & Tettoni, L.I. The Arts of Thailand, Hong Kong, 1985, p.139, for similar.
FOOTNOTES:
The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, (born Prince Siddhartha Gautama) was the founder of the Buddhist religion; he lived and taught in 6th century India. Born to a royal or aristocratic family of the Shakya kingdom, at age 29 he learned of the deep suffering experienced by the people of his land, causing him to relinquish his title and palace home and after six years of study, self-sacrifice and meditation, became an enlightened Buddha.
Here, Buddha is shown seated in a yogic meditative posture, his right hand gesturing towards the Earth Goddess at the moment prior to his enlightenment. He displays many of the lakshanas, or auspicious marks of Buddhahood- the extended earlobes remind the viewer of his former princely status; three rings around the neck; urna formed from a curl of hair.
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