Seated Buddha
late 18th century to mid 19th century (made)
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Buddha image seated in the padmasana (lotus position) with the right hand placed in the bhumisparsa (earth touching gesture) on a lotus throne. The left hand, is placed palm upwards on his lap. The lobes of the curving ears touch the shoulder and the forehead is separated from the hair by a narrow band. A finial crowns the ushnisha (top knot). The monastic robe encases the left arm and knees in circular drapery folds and falls over his left shoulder while his right shoulder is bare. The robe and head are gilded while the lips and eyes exhibit traces of former colouring.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Partly gilded with traces of colour on carved stalactitic marble. |
| Brief description | Burmese Buddha image seated in bhumisparsa padmasana mudra. Claimed by the donor to come from King Thibaw's Palace at Mandalay. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Carved marble partly gilded with traces of colour. ca. late 18th century to mid 19th century. |
| Physical description | Buddha image seated in the padmasana (lotus position) with the right hand placed in the bhumisparsa (earth touching gesture) on a lotus throne. The left hand, is placed palm upwards on his lap. The lobes of the curving ears touch the shoulder and the forehead is separated from the hair by a narrow band. A finial crowns the ushnisha (top knot). The monastic robe encases the left arm and knees in circular drapery folds and falls over his left shoulder while his right shoulder is bare. The robe and head are gilded while the lips and eyes exhibit traces of former colouring. |
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| Object history | Nothing in the Registered Papers to connect the donors Mr. & Mrs. Gosch with Burma. However, the file contains a report from C. Stanley Clarke who inspected the Buddha before purchase and learnt that it had been obtained by the late Captain Dale, R.A., from a shrine in King Thibaw's apartments in the Royal Palace at Mandalay, in 1886. |
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| Accession number | IM.29-1912 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2003 |
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