25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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Rare Bronze Figure of the Emaciated Buddha
Thailand, Ratanakosin, 19th century.
The emaciated Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a shaped plinth with his hands folded in his lap in dhyana mudra, his face in a serene expression of meditation with deep set eyes beneath arched brows, his emaciated body revealing ribs and veins poised in total control.
H. 12.7 cm.
Thailand, Ratanakosin, 19th century.
The emaciated Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a shaped plinth with his hands folded in his lap in dhyana mudra, his face in a serene expression of meditation with deep set eyes beneath arched brows, his emaciated body revealing ribs and veins poised in total control.
H. 12.7 cm.
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
