A BURMESE MANDALAY STYLE LACQUER GILT WOOD FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA, C. 1900Wood, gold lacquer, inset mirror glass, applicationsBurma, c. 1900This large dry lacquer figure shows the Buddha with a subtle smile, long earlobes attached to the shoulders, eyes almost closed, standing in samabhanga pose on a base shaped like a lotus flower, holding a myrobalan fruit between the thumb and middle finger of his right hand and holding up the uttarasanga with his left hand. The sanghati flows in many folds from the left shoulder. Dimensions: HEIGHT 100.8 CMCondition: Good condition with minor cracks and few inlays missingProvenance: Austrian private collection