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STATUE DE BOUDDHA EN BRONZE
THAILANDE, EPOQUE SUPHANBURI,
XIIIEME-XIVEME SIECLE

Il est représenté debout en samabhanga, ses deux
bras le long du corps. Il est vêtu d’un uttarasangha
et d’un samghati maintenu par une large ceinture.
Le visage en extase, les yeux en amandes, ses
lèvres esquissent un léger sourire. Ses lobes
d’oreilles sont allongés. Ses cheveux bouclés sont
surmontés de l’ushnisha et d’un bouton de lotus.
Hauteur : 63 cm. (24æ in.) ; socle

€15,000-20,000 $17,000-22,000
£13,000-17,000

PROVENANCE

Private Italian collection, acquired in Bangkok,
December 1979.

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
THAILAND, SUPHANBURI PERIOD,
13TH-14TH CENTURY

泰國 素攀武里府時期 十三至十四世紀
銅佛陀立像

來源：意大利私人珍藏，於1979年12月購自曼谷

This rare large bronze fgure represents the founder
of Buddhism, Gautama Siddharta. He wears no
jewellery, a common feature of representations of
the Buddha in early Thai art. His face displays a
strong infuence from twelfth century Khmer art
as well as thirteenth century Mon tradition from
Haripunjaya in the Lamphun province. This specifc
stylistic group was formerly known as U Thong A
style. As most of these Buddhas were found in the
Suphanburi region of central Thailand, the latter
name became more common in the literature. This
type of Buddha fgure was popular between the
thirteenth to the ffteenth century.

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