LARGE THAI RATTANAKOSIN-STYLE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI,Chakri Dynasty (1782- ), Bangkok period, 18th /19th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus plinth, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudras, wearing a samghati draped over his left shoulder, his face with a peaceful contemplative expression, his hair arranged in rows of spiral curls rising to a domed ushnisha surmounted by a flaming cintamani - 40 in. high. Estimate $3,500-4,500
PROVENANCE: Collection of a Minneapolis gentleman.
