A LARGE BRONZE OF BUDDHA, SHAN STATE Burma, 18^th - 19^th century. The Buddha seated in vajrasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and his left held palm-upward in dhyana mudra as he sits in meditation on a triangular sectioned plinth, wearing a monastic robe, with crisply cast facial features, the eyes inlaid in glass, the hair worked in tight curls surmounted by the ushnisha.

Provenance: Old German private collection.
Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Old wear, some casting flaws, nicks and dents, few small losses. The left hand is an old replacement and removable. The interior with extensive cuprite encrustation. Displays remarkably well overall.

Weight: 10 kg
Dimensions: Height 43 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related Shan style bronze dated to the 17^th century at Christie’s Amsterdam in Indian Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art on 18 October 2005, lot 118, sold for EUR 11,950.