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Carved Wood Mandalay Teaching Buddha browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Sculpture: Pre 1980: item # 674721 Please refer to our stock # 63-60 when inquiring.
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| A Mandalay Buddha with hands in the gesture of teaching (dharmachakra mudra), this carved wood figure is of fairly recent vintage, about 30 yeas old. The position of the hands symbolizes the Buddhist wheel of law, a mudra often used to represent the moment of achieving enlightenment. This modern interpretation of the traditional Burmese Buddha shows Indian influence in the face, hair and robe. The unisha is represented by hair drawn into a bun atop the head. The robe is bordered with a design done in the Burmese molded lacquer technique called "thayo," which here looks very much like carved wood. The figure sits in padmasana, or lotus position, on a low lotus throne. There is a hole toward the front of the bottom of the base that was most likely used to secure the Buddha with a peg on an altar. The carving is in excellent condition. Dimensions: height 9" (23 cm), width 7" (18 cm), depth 5" (13 cm). | |||||||||||||
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