13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
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A BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF BUDDHA, AYUTHIA, THAILAND, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
standing with his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his left at his side, holding the hem of his robes, wearing earrings, flared crown with usnisa in the form of a stupa, mounted, 32.5cm
This slender form of Buddha with the flared crown is typical of the Ayuthia style. For a closely related example in the National Museum, Bangkok, see Boisselier 1975, fig.129, p.169. See also Woodward 1997, pl.248, p.251, for a similar example in the Griswold Collection (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore).
standing with his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his left at his side, holding the hem of his robes, wearing earrings, flared crown with usnisa in the form of a stupa, mounted, 32.5cm
This slender form of Buddha with the flared crown is typical of the Ayuthia style. For a closely related example in the National Museum, Bangkok, see Boisselier 1975, fig.129, p.169. See also Woodward 1997, pl.248, p.251, for a similar example in the Griswold Collection (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore).
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
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10th November 2024 12:00 - 4:00pm
11th November 2024 10:00am - 8:00pm
12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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