THAI COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LANNA SCHOOL,16th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudras wearing a close-fitting Sanghati draped over his left shoulder with a sash, his face with a peaceful contemplative expression with deeply set downcast eyes and bow-shaped mouth, his hair arranged in rows of spiral curls rising to the domed ushnisha - 33 3/4 in. high. Estimate $15,000-20,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Dr. Herbert Hoffman, New York