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A GILT-LACQUER COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA, RATTANAKOSIN KINGDOM
LOT 178 - FAS0424
Expert’s note: Buddha images wearing such patterned robes, a symbol of royalty, were introduced during the reign of King Rama III (reigned 1824-1851) and disappeared thereafter. It is thus most likely that this majestic sculpture was one such royal commission produced under King Rama III’s reign.
Thailand, reign of King Rama III, 1824-1851. Seated in virasana on a short base with a beaded rim, his hands lowered in dhyana mudra, wearing a close-fitting sanghati finely cast with diapered floral designs and embellished in ‘gesso’ conveying a lavishly embroidered cloth. The face showing a meditative expression with downcast eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl, arched eyebrows, and a subtle smile, flanked by long earlobes, the hair arranged in tight spikes over the domed ushnisha.
Provenance: London trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition with wear, casting flaws, rubbing to the gilt, few nicks, signs of weathering, and the siraspata lost. Good patina to the lacquer overall.
Weight: 88 kg
Dimensions: Height 79.8 cm
Literature comparison:
See further examples of Rattanakosin period gilt-lacquer bronze Buddha images discussed in Rod-Ari, The Buddha as Sacred Siamese King: Brocaded Buddhas of the Third Reign, The Walters Art Museum Journal, vol. 73, 2018, figs. 1-5.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 23 July 2020, lot 841
Price: USD 22,575 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt lacquer copper alloy figure of Buddha, Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, and lacquer gilding, with similarly ornate sanghati typical of sculpture during the reign of King Rama III. Note the size (90 cm).
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