R18,000 - R22,000
A NORTHERN MANDALAY BURMESE GILT LACQUERED AND MIRROR-GLASS INLAID FIGURE OF THE BUDDHA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The slender standing figure clad in a heavily pleated robe with mirror-glass inlaid brocade hems, the serene face with inlaid downcast eyes, the mouth with a slight smile flanked by elongated ears beneath an usnisa rendered in small curls, the outstretched arms in the benevolent varada mudra, his right hand holding the elixir of life, a myrabalan fruit, the edge of his outer garment raised in the left, standing on the full moon contained within a lotus flower
153cm excluding square base
cf. Bonhams, Asian Decorative Arts, 26 April 2005, Lot 8210, San Francisco, USA
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
