[Art Asiatique / Bouddhisme] Petite statuette / Amulette de Bouddha assis en bois laqué et doré - Statuette - Myanmar/Burma (No reserve price)

[Asian Art / Buddhism] Small statuette / Amulet of a seated Buddha in lacquered and gilt wood (Gilded & Lacquered Wood) – Southeast Asia (Thailand / Burma, early 20th century)

Charming votive single-block sculpture representing a seated Buddha in a meditation posture on a stylized pyramidal/conical base.

Subject: Seated Buddha in Meditation (Dhyana Mudra).

Material: Carved wood, coated with primer / lacquer and enhanced with gold leaf gilding.

Provenance / Style: Popular Southeast Asian religious art (Thailand / Burma / Shan region).

Period: early 20th century.

Dimensions:

Height: 6 cm
Width: 4 cm
Depth: 2.4 cm
Weight: 24 g

Restoration: Head damaged then reattached at the neck (clean break visible at the junction of head and shoulders, with slight loss of gilding at the break).

Surface & Gilding: Rich antique patina with wear to the original gilding revealing the underlayer and the wood underneath.