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A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, NORTHERN SUKHOTHAI STYLE, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Lot 1492 - AK0126
Thailand. Seated in ardha padmasana on a raised pedestal, the right hand lowered in bhumisparsha mudra, the left held in dhyana mudra above his lap, dressed in diaphanous uttarasanga draped over his left shoulder. The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes, arched brows, and full lips forming a benevolent smile, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair arranged in snail-shell curls over the ushnisha surmounted by a flaming ketumala.
Provenance: From a European private collection.
Condition: Good condition with wear and casting irregularities, small nicks, light scratches, minuscule losses, remnants of gilt. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, smooth patina with cuprite encrustation.
Weight: 2,434 g
Dimensions: Height 24 cm
The sculpture is cast in the Northern Sukhothai style, sometimes called Chien Seng, which blends elements of the Sukhothai and Lan Na schools – two highpoints of Thai sculpture. Ceasing to represent the Buddha in a Khmer manner, the emergent Thai kingdoms of Sukhothai and the more northern Lan Na developed their own emblematically Thai Buddha images in the 13th century. The classic features each adopted were subsequently comingled in various ways, particularly in workshops located between the two capitals, giving rise to a broadly classified Northern Sukhothai style.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related bronze Buddha seated in Maravijaya, Thailand, 15th-16th century, in the Walters Art Museum, accession number 54.2741.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 14 June 2022, lot 64
Price: EUR 8,925 or approx. EUR 9,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper alloy figure of Buddha, Thailand, Northern Sukhothai style, 14th-15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of casting. Note the size (33.5 cm).
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