[Art Asiatique / Bouddhisme] Rare amulette votive / Statuette de Bouddha assis en bois laqué rouge - Statuette - Myanmar/Burma (No reserve price)

[Asian Art / Buddhism] Rare votive amulet / Seated Buddha statuette in red lacquered and gold-gilded wood (Gilded & Red Lacquered Wood) – Southeast Asia (Thailand / Burma, 19th – early 20th century)

Votive amulet or carved statuette depicting a seated Buddha in meditation on an elevated base, in front of a halo/mandorla elaborately worked in relief with vegetal motifs or foliage.

Subject: Seated Buddha in a meditative pose, hands joined in a gesture of prayer/devotion (Anjali Mudra / Dharmachakra Mudra).

Material: Carved wood, covered with traditional red lacquer and heightened with gold leaf gilding.

Provenance / Style: Buddhist art of Southeast Asia (Thailand / Shan / Burma).

Period: 19th century – early 20th century.

Dimensions
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 4.7 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 89 g

Decoration & Gilding: Beautiful patina of use and age. The gilding shows authentic wear revealing the red lacquer underlayer on the back and on the base.

Structure: Very well preserved object, solid wooden structure with no major missing sculpture.