Asie du Sud-Est / Birmanie (Style Shan / Tai Yai) – Rare statuette votive de Bouddha en feuille - Sculpture - Myanmar/Burma

Southeast Asia / Burma (Shan / Tai Yai style) – Rare votive Buddha statuette in repoussé silver leaf over a molded core – Calming/meditation posture – 19th century

Presentation & Iconography

Superb votive statuette depicting the Buddha seated in meditation (Bhumisparsha Mudra / Dhyana Mudra), made using the traditional Southeast Asian goldsmithing technique consisting of shaping a thin repoussé silver leaf over an interior core in resin, clay, or votive plaster to ensure the rigidity of the whole.

Iconography & Headdress: The Buddha is crowned with an ushnisha surmounted by a tall conical flame-shaped tip (flame / rasmi). The face shows a stylized model of great serenity.

Posture & Robing: Represented seated in vajrasana on a smooth pedestal, the body is enveloped in the monastic robe (Sanghati) whose folds are repoussé-engraved on the chest and back.

Traditional fabrication: The visible opening beneath the base reveals the interior filling material, characteristic of this goldsmithing technique popular in the northern regions of Burma (Shan) and Laos.

Technical characteristics

Origin: Southeast Asia (Shan Burma / Laos / Northern Thailand style)

Era: 19th century

Materials: Silver leaf repoussé over a votive core in clay/resin

Height: 9.8 cm

Weight: 42 g

Overall condition: Fine antique use wear, preserving a superb patina of old silver.

Silver surface: Light wear, minor surface abrasions, and natural silver oxidation in the recesses, lending great authenticity to the piece.

Structure: Solid and stable construction. The opening beneath the base reveals the interior votive core original to the piece without compromising the leaf’s rigidity.