Large Burmese Buddha

Under the Bo gallery

Large gilded lacquer Buddha in Bhumisparsha posture (mudra).
Though this Buddha appears to be carved from solid wood, it is a hollow construction akin to papier-maché, made from layers of red and black lacquer (a tree resin). The liquid lacquer was bulked with ash or rice paste and applied over a clay form, which was removed after the lacquer hardened. The richly decorated surface was sculpted from thickened lacquer and then covered in gold leaf.
Pinya kingdom period style, circa 17th-18th century.
Burma.
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$7,750.00

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