Large Sitting Mandalay Buddha
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Pre 1980 item# 969594 (stock# 10-78)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$890
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This graceful Mandalay Buddha, nearly two feet in height, seems to float above its low double lotus throne. The floating effect is achieved with the robe, edged in a Burmese lacquer technique called thayo that ripples lightly across the wide pedestal and cascades in loose folds down the front and back of the slender figure’s left shoulder. The face is serene, with wide downcast eyes and finely executed nose and mouth. Carved of Burmese teak, the surface is a rich red/brown, sealed with a light ...click for details
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Jambhupati Royal Shan Buddha
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Pre 1950 item# 909778 (stock# 11-02)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$875
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This crowned Shan Buddha sits in bhadrasana, or Western position, on a tall stepped throne of unusual design. The carved teak wood figure has the winged side flanges and spired crown centered with high finial that identify royal Buddha figures from Burma. Shan artisans often added Arakanese accoutrements such as long ear pieces and ornate epaulets and chest ornaments to jambhupati (crowned) Buddha but this one has none of those; instead, the carver provided a striking throne that nicely balance ...click for details
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