A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MUCHALINDA, THAILAND, SUKHOTHAI STYLE, 14TH CENTURY
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Description
Well carved seated in dhyanasana on the scaled coils of the naga king, his hands lowered in dhyanamudra, the face with a meditative expression, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in snail-shell curls over the domed ushnisha, backed by the towering serpent hood, the nagas' bodies decorated with sun wheels.
Provenance: From the private collection of Robert Ronveaux, by repute acquired by his father in the Luxembourg or Belgian trade during the 1980s. A copy of a provenance statement signed by Robert Ronveaux, dated 11 September 2023, confirming the above, accompanies this lot.
Condition: Overall good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, nicks, scratches, losses, old repairs, minor touchups.
Weight: 31.1 kg
Dimensions: Height 64 cm
Muchalinda is the name of a naga sheltering the Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment. When a storm raged and torrential rain fell for a whole week, the king of the nagas, Muchalinda, rose from the earth, coiling its body to form a seat and swelled its great hood to shelter Buddha. When the great storm had cleared, the serpent king assumed his human form, bowed before the Buddha, and returned to his palace.
Expert's note: Compare with a similar Sukhothai style statue of Buddha Muchalinda at Wat Chedi Chet Thaeo, Si Satchanalai, Thailand.
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