Former Kingdom Of Siam, 19th Century, Bronze Statuette Of The Maravijaya Buddha

Statuette of the Buddha Maravijaya

Old Kingdom of Siam
19th century.

The Buddha is depicted seated in the sattvaparyanka position, his right leg resting on his left, his right hand placed on his knee in the bumisparsha mudra with fingers pointing towards the ground, and his left hand resting in his lap, palm facing upward. His body has broad shoulders and a chest filled with the breath of meditation. The enlightened one is clothed in the sangathi and uttarasangha, which lie close to his body, leaving his right shoulder bare. A fold of the cloth draped over his left shoulder extends towards his navel.
His deeply introspective face is characterized by large, lenticular eyes with half-closed eyelids, surmounted by pronounced brow ridges. A long, aquiline nose, shaped like an eagle's beak, sits above a mouth with thin lips that hint at a slight smile. His neck displays the classic folds of beauty. The skull is covered with a multitude of small studs and surmounted by the ushnisha topped with a rasmi in the shape of a lotus bud. The ears have long lobes stretched by the weight of the ornaments the Buddha once wore in his worldly life.

Bronze
9.5 x 5.1 cm
Signs of wear
Private collection

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