Seated Buddha
1st quarter 19th century (made)
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Representation of the Buddha as a monk seated with legs interlocked in the padmasana position with the right hand touching the earth in bhumisparsa (witness position) upon a double lotus throne. The left hand rests upturned in his lap holding a myrobolan (medicinal fruit). The hair is not articulated in curls but is smooth and is separated from his forehead by a narrow raised headband. The mendicants robe, indicated by little more than its terminating edges, is decorated down the front and leaves the right shoulder and arm bare.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved with some incising work. Wood covered in deep reddish brown thitsi lacquer. |
| Brief description | Burmese Buddha in monastic robes, seated in bhumisparsa padmasana mudra on a double lotus base whilst his left hand holds a myrobolan. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Carved wood with incise work covered in thitsi lacquer. ca. first quarter of the 19th century. |
| Physical description | Representation of the Buddha as a monk seated with legs interlocked in the padmasana position with the right hand touching the earth in bhumisparsa (witness position) upon a double lotus throne. The left hand rests upturned in his lap holding a myrobolan (medicinal fruit). The hair is not articulated in curls but is smooth and is separated from his forehead by a narrow raised headband. The mendicants robe, indicated by little more than its terminating edges, is decorated down the front and leaves the right shoulder and arm bare. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Inventoried as part of the contents of the former India Museum transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Formerly gifted to the V&A and reaccessioned in 1924. |
| Production | Presented to the Royal Asiatic Society on Nov. 3 1827 by Lt. Col. Hopkinson |
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| Other number | 397(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number |
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| Accession number | IM.338-1924 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2003 |
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