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14th Century Post Pagan Bronze Seated Buddha browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Sculpture: Pre 1492: item # 858167 Please refer to our stock # 1097 when inquiring.
Boran Asian Art Grays, 1-7 Davies Mews, Mayfair, London, W1 0044 (0)795 422 8735 Guest Book Price On Request |
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Details: A rare and interesting example of transitional post Pagan seated Buddha from 14th century Burma. Buddha is seated in vajrasana on a low tiered throne, his right hand in Bhumisparsa mudra and his left held in Dhyana mudra. He is wearing a long transparent monk’s robe with the right shoulder bare, his face focused in deep meditation. Buddha’s hair is tightly curled covering his domed usnisha which is surmounted by his small radiant ketumala. A few pieces similar to this image have recently appeared on the market catalogued as Pyu 8th to 9th century, however due to certain iconographical details such as the style of robes, the thin band between the hair and the forehead, the simplicity of the base and development of the ketumala, it seems to me that this is a transitional piece. It shows the stylistic development from the Pala influenced classic Pagan pieces to the early Shan, Ava type images of Burma’s artistic isolation. For a quick and simple comparison see items stock number 1095 and 1006 on this website. The representation of Buddha performing the Bhumisparsa mudra is without doubt the most prolific in South East Asian Buddhist art. It depicts Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) sitting in the wilderness just before he attained enlightenment, touching the ground to raise the Goddess of the Earth to defeat the armies of Mara the god of desire and death. In so doing this, Siddhartha had overcome the last of many dangers and temptations Mara had laid before him. A great victory indeed, which must account for the widespread popularity of this theme in South East Asia. Age: 14th Century. Height: 11.5 cm.
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