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A WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA
MYANMAR, PAGAN PERIOD, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
With remains of red and gilt lacquer
64 3/4 in. (164.5 cm) high

$30,000 - 50,000

緬甸 蒲甘王朝 十二/十三世紀 佛陀木像

This rare and life-size wood sculpture of Buddha depicts him standing with his
left hand raised before his chest, holding the hem of his robe and his right hand
down by his hip displaying the gesture of charity (varada mudra). The temple city of
Pagan blossomed between the 11th and 13th centuries and is home to the densest
concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world. Pagan’s emblematic wood
standing buddhas are often carved with regalia, while the present example almost
certainly had an affixed crown and necklace, probably of gilded copper. Compare a
crowned example with similar pose, physique, broad physiognomy, and lotus base in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1992.382).

Provenance
Private West Coast Collection, early 1980s
Private US Collection

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