Standing in slight tribhanga on a circular double lotus base with beaded upper edge, dressed in a loose-fitting sanghati draped over his shoulders and falling in double hem above his ankles, holding one end in his left hand while his right is lowered in karana mudra. His serene face with downcast eyes and full lips forming a gentle smile, all below gently arched brows centered by an urna, the hair arranged in rows of delicate snail shell curls over a domed ushnisha.

Provenance: From the collection of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, corrosion, minor losses, nicks, scratches. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 1,486.2 g
Dimensions: Height 28.7 cm

Buddhist art produced in Indonesia in the 8th and 9th centuries under the patronage of the Shailendra dynasty displays a unique amalgam of regional artistic styles borrowed from the Indian subcontinent. The flowing contours of the body subtly delineated beneath the diaphanous garment are reminiscent of the Gupta style of north India while the sloping shoulders and oval face with full cheeks recall the Sri Lankan Buddha images produced in Anuradhapura during the 7th and 8th centuries.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Indonesian bronze figure of Buddha from Kalimantan, 26.7 cm high, dated 7th-8th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1993.64.