Seated Crowned Buddha
Mid 19th century or earlier (made)
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Crowned or Jambhupati Buddha seated in bhumisparsa-padmasana mudra (earth-touching lotus position). Dressed in princely raiment. Great open-work appendages extend from either side of the crown which surrounds a spire like finial. He is seated on a shallow base resting on a waisted double lotus throne.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sculpted marble with remnants of gilding and paint. |
| Brief description | Burmese Crowned or Jambhupati Buddha seated in bhumisparsa-padmasana mudra on a double lotus throne. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Marble with remnants of gilding and paint. c. before 1880 |
| Physical description | Crowned or Jambhupati Buddha seated in bhumisparsa-padmasana mudra (earth-touching lotus position). Dressed in princely raiment. Great open-work appendages extend from either side of the crown which surrounds a spire like finial. He is seated on a shallow base resting on a waisted double lotus throne. |
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| Object history | This crowned type is called Jambhupati Buddha in South-east Asia after a story, unknown from Indian sources, which tells of an ambitious king of that name whom the Buddha humbled and converted by appearing in the unmatchable splendour of a Universal Monarch. |
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| Accession number | 449(IS) |
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| Record created | June 4, 2003 |
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