Dry lacquer, painted eyes, traces of former color with gold painting
Burma/Myanmar, 20th century
Depicted is Buddha Shakyamuni on a multi-stepped throne with a smooth back
Buddha is seated in the padmasana lotus position
The hands form the bhumisparsa mudra, the gesture of touching the earth, which declare Buddha’s victory over Mara
Expressive facial features
Downcast eyes, small nose, slightly pointed mouth
The expressions, the shape of the head and the type of the ears show the style of Ava Amarapura
Height: 97 cm
Visually good condition

This sculpture is made in the Man-paya technique, referred to us with ‘dry lacquer’, in the manner of a bronze, but correspondingly light.

Condition:

The bronze in in visually good condition with clearer signs of age and wear such as restored sections and little loss of material here and there. The lotus bud on theushnisha is missing. The height measures 97 cm.

Buddha Shakyamuni (Siddhartha Gautama)

Siddhartha Gautama lived in Northern India ca. 2,500 years ago. The epithet Shakyamuni refers to his princely origins and can be translated as ‘the wise man from the family of Shakya’. Born as a prince, Shakyamuni felt a deep compassion for the four sufferings of mankind (birth, aging, sickness and death) from an early age on. Eventually he left his family and went on a spiritual journey. After a few years he attained enlightenment. As Buddha (‘the awakened one’), Shakyamuni traveled all over India to share his wisdom with people and promote peace. At the age of 80 Buddha Shakyamuni passed away and his teachings gave rise to various schools of Buddhism.

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