A rare and fine silvered bronze standing Buddha solid-cast in one
piece; the Buddha displays the vitarka mudra with the right hand while
the left hand holding the robe at the side; the garment is rendered
with elaborate undulating folds with samghati over the left shoulder;
urna mark on forehead with alert face framed by the long ear lobes and curled
hair, surmounted by siraspata; 12.5 inches (31.8 cm) high; bronze;
18th century; late Kandyan Period; Sri Lanka.
Provenance: a private collection in Denver, Colorado.
A rare and fine gilt bronze Buddha seated in samadhi on a triangular plinth,
solid-cast in one piece; the Buddha displays both hands in meditation;
the garment is rendered with elaborate undulating folds with sanghati over
the left shoulder; urna mark on forehead with benign facial expression,
framed by the long ear lobes and curled hair, surmounted by siraspata; 8
inches (20.3 cm) high; bronze; 18th century; Kandyan Period;
Sri Lanka.
Provenance: an important collection from Phoenix, Arizona.
A rare and fine ivory Buddha standing in samapada on a waisted round plinth
carved in one piece; the Buddha displays the vitarka mudra with the
right hand incised with auspicious floral emblems while the left hand holding
the robe at the side; the garment is rendered with elaborate undulating
folds with sanghati over the left shoulder; urna mark on forehead with
benign facial expression, framed by the long ear lobes and curled hair,
surmounted by siraspata; traces of black pigment;
12 inches (30.5 cm) high; ivory; 18th century; Kandyan Period;
Sri Lanka.
Provenance: an important collection from Phoenix, Arizona.