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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 160 - 1 440 EUR
1 330 - 1 660 USD
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Unsold
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.

The deity is depicted seated on a tall throne, and has many of the characteristics of a Shan Buddha, the tall gourd shaped ushnisa, the triangle shaped throne with a flat backside, the elongated ears meeting the shoulders, and the engraved decorative elements to the robe. Height 20 cm.

Wear to gilding.

Provenance

Purchased by a Swedish collector of buddhist art from Jonathan Tucker, Bury Street, London, Asian Art Resources. According to Mr Tucker he acquired it in Germany in the early 1980's.