ANTIQUE GILT TEAK WOOD & LACQUER BURMESE BUDDHA

Description

ANTIQUE GILT TEAK WOOD BURMESE BUDDHA
For your consideration is this
rare and exquisite 18th century
Arakan gilded wood Buddha Statue from Rakhine State in northwest Burma.
Carved from a single block of teak wood, then
gilded,
lacquered and richly decorated, the serene and richly robed figure is portrayed
seated
on a red-lacquered pedestal, the front and side panels embellished with five horizontal rows of mirror mosaic.
The pedestal front bears
an inscription and the pedestal back has a consecration compartment.
The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in bhumisparsha mudra, the gesture of Calling the Earth to Witness, commemorating
the moment the Buddha reached enlightenment.
The right hand is in Earth-touching Mudra and the left hand is in Meditation Mudra.
The Buddha's serene face is sensitively rendered with downcast eyes, a smile on his lips and long earlobes that reach his shoulders,
a reminder of his princely past. His hair is arranged in neat snail shell curls, rising up to his ushnisha.
Source
: Burma / Myanmar
Material
: Gilded teak wood with lacquered areas and mirror mosaic
Estimated Age
: Circa 1750
Condition
: The statue is in overall “Good” condition commensurate with age and use; some basal insect erosion and lost mirror tiles;
please review pictures to ascertain condition.
Provenance
: Acquired on 05/02/1980 in New York from a retired Dutch banker previously stationed in southeastern Asia.
Dimensions
: 25.5” (64.7cm) H. x 10” (25.4cm) W. x 6” (15.2cm)
Weight: 12 lbs (5.4k.)
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GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY
The authenticity of this artifact is
fully guaranteed
by the seller, scholar and
longtime Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers (retired).
Your Buddha will be carefully packed, insured and promptly shipped with a signed and registered
Certificate of Authenticity that includes a description, photo, dimension, cultural provenance and chronology.
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