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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA AND DISCIPLES The figure is idiomatic of the Ava style of Myanmar concisely
MYANMAR, AVA PERIOD, DATED 1855 summarized by Sylvia Fraser-Lu in the discussion of a
The base with a two-line dedicatory inscription. contemporaneous seated Buddha in dry lacquer:
13 3/4 in. (35 cm) high
“This Buddha image [has] eyebrows set high on the forehead well
above downcast eyes, sharply chiseled nose, and a small slightly
$5,000 - 7,000
puckered mouth...typical of Ava-style images. Framing the facial
features and neck are ears with very long lobes that touch the
緬甸 阿瓦王朝 1855年 佛陀授法銅像 shoulders...The left hand with very long digits rests palm upward in the
lap. The right hand, with fingers of equal length, is in the bhumisparsa
This delightful ensemble presents Buddha surrounded by disciples. It mudra touching the upper surface of...the base of the throne, where
is accompanied by a charming dedicatory inscription on the front of its light outlines of the lower robe can be seen fanning out between the
base, translated as follows: legs.”
(Sylvia Fraser-Lu & Donald Stadtner (eds.), Buddhist Art of Myanmar,
“On Wednesday 22 December 1855 this image of the Buddha was New York, 2015, pp.174-5)
cast. Donors are Paw Khan, his wife, and their children. May this good
deed help them to get nirvana. Men and devas, please say ‘Well done, Provenance
well done.’” William H. Wolff, Inc., New York, 29 February 1988
The Elizabeth and Willard Clark Collection, California

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