Seated Buddha
1860 (made)
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Representation of the Buddha seated with legs locked in the padmasana (lotus position) on a low, undecorated, triangular base. The right hand is in the bhumisparsa mudra (earth touching or witness attitude) and the left hand rests upturned in his lap in the dhyana mudra (meditation attitude). Following convention the earlobes are extended and the hair is tightly curled rising to an ushnisha (top knot).
Depicted in monastic robes which lie in folds over each knee, the left shoulder and down the front leaving the right shoulder and arm bare. His face is framed by a raised fillet band.
Depicted in monastic robes which lie in folds over each knee, the left shoulder and down the front leaving the right shoulder and arm bare. His face is framed by a raised fillet band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze. Highly polished. Cast. |
| Brief description | Burmese Buddha in monastic robes seated in bhumisparsa-padmasana mudra on a low base. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Cast bronze. ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Representation of the Buddha seated with legs locked in the padmasana (lotus position) on a low, undecorated, triangular base. The right hand is in the bhumisparsa mudra (earth touching or witness attitude) and the left hand rests upturned in his lap in the dhyana mudra (meditation attitude). Following convention the earlobes are extended and the hair is tightly curled rising to an ushnisha (top knot). Depicted in monastic robes which lie in folds over each knee, the left shoulder and down the front leaving the right shoulder and arm bare. His face is framed by a raised fillet band. |
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| Object history | Transferred from Bethnel Green Museum. RP 1953/706 |
| Production | Previously considered ca. 1800. Re-attributed by U Kyaw Zan Tha, Cultural Councillor from Burmese Embassy in London. He believed this piece to be late Konbaung (ca.1860) as it is typical of the elongated Mandalay torso. |
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| Accession number | MISC.1-1920 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2003 |
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