A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MARAVIJAYA, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY

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A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MARAVIJAYA, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 262, PS UK 1997, Thai Ayutthaya mixed type bronze Buddha” Gallery price: EUR 930 or approx. EUR 1,600 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Thailand. Superbly cast as Buddha seated in ardhapadmasana on a stepped base with the right hand in bhumisparsamudra, his left resting in his lap, wearing a sanghati draped over his left shoulder, the serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes below elegantly arched eyebrows, the hair arranged in ring punched curls with a high ushnisha surmounted by a bud-shaped finial. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 13.2 cm The bhumisparsha mudra is a gesture that echoes the Buddha’s call of the Earth to witness and attest to his achievement of maravijaya or enlightenment, thus taking his throne and vanquishing Mara's demonic retinue. Thailand's Ayutthaya kingdom was one of the most powerful forces in mainland Southeast Asia between the 14th and 18th centuries. Continuing the artistic trajectory set forth under the Sukhothai, the Theravada polity sponsored the production of Buddha images fashioned in a new distinct style. The faces display a curvilinear contour with the hairline lower, towards the sinuous brow line, accentuated by elongated ears flared at upper and lower tips. The eyes, extending evenly across the width of the face, are three-quarters closed to endow the figure with a sense of serenity that is at once inwardly directed and also engaged with the world.

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