BURMESE SEATED BUDDHA

BRONZE

MANDALAY STYLE

19th CENTURY (Circa1890)

68.5 cm h / 27” h

DESCRIPTION: A Burmese Bronze Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni: A large bronze figure of Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a molded throne, his hands in bhumisarsa and dhyana mudra, and wearing a monastic robe falling from the left shoulder across his body, his face with benevolent expression, bow-shaped mouth, inset eyes and finely arched eyebrows in relief, his hair, tiny curls surmounted by a domed usnisa contained by a broad band corresponding to the fillet. Mandalay style **