Bouddha Maravijaya en bronze à patine verte sombre et incrustations d'argent - Sculpture - Laos
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Buddha Maravijaya in the position of bumisparsha mudra.
Laos
19th century
The Buddha is depicted seated on a high pedestal with tiered steps in the sattvaparyanka position, the right leg resting on the left leg, the right hand placed on the knee in the bumisparsha mudra (earth-touching gesture) with fingers pointing towards the ground, and the left hand resting in the lap, palm facing the sky. The body features broad shoulders and a chest inflated with the breath of meditation. The enlightened one is dressed in the sanghati of the uttarasangha, pressed directly onto the body, leaving the right shoulder uncovered; a piece of cloth draped over the left shoulder extends towards the navel.
The face with great interiority is characterized by large, open eyes inlaid with silver and topped with perfectly rounded eyebrow arches. A long aquiline nose in the shape of an eagle's beak overlooks a mouth with thin lips forming a broad smile, and the neck displays beauty folds. The skull is covered with numerous small bumps outlined by a broad border and crowned at its summit with the ushnisha (cranial protuberance), from which a high lotus bud-shaped ushnashi emerges. The pointed ears with long, stretched lobes, weighed down by the ornaments once worn by the Buddha in his worldly life, are bent outward, with the earlobes shaped like snail shells, a classic feature of Lao statuary.
The depiction of our Buddha is part of the classic images in Buddhist statuary canon and refers to a particular episode in the life of the Enlightened One. As he nears achieving Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Mara, the god of unceasing desires, seeks to distract the Boddhisattva and claims the throne of Awakening for himself. Faced with Mara's repeated assaults, the Buddha remains impassive and, through this symbolic gesture, takes the Earth as witness to his resolve to attain complete Enlightenment.
Dark green patina bronze with silver inlays.
43.7 by 19.7 cm
Small casting defects without impact.
Private collection
Buddha Maravijaya in the position of bumisparsha mudra.
Laos
19th century
The Buddha is depicted seated on a high pedestal with tiered steps in the sattvaparyanka position, the right leg resting on the left leg, the right hand placed on the knee in the bumisparsha mudra (earth-touching gesture) with fingers pointing towards the ground, and the left hand resting in the lap, palm facing the sky. The body features broad shoulders and a chest inflated with the breath of meditation. The enlightened one is dressed in the sanghati of the uttarasangha, pressed directly onto the body, leaving the right shoulder uncovered; a piece of cloth draped over the left shoulder extends towards the navel.
The face with great interiority is characterized by large, open eyes inlaid with silver and topped with perfectly rounded eyebrow arches. A long aquiline nose in the shape of an eagle's beak overlooks a mouth with thin lips forming a broad smile, and the neck displays beauty folds. The skull is covered with numerous small bumps outlined by a broad border and crowned at its summit with the ushnisha (cranial protuberance), from which a high lotus bud-shaped ushnashi emerges. The pointed ears with long, stretched lobes, weighed down by the ornaments once worn by the Buddha in his worldly life, are bent outward, with the earlobes shaped like snail shells, a classic feature of Lao statuary.
The depiction of our Buddha is part of the classic images in Buddhist statuary canon and refers to a particular episode in the life of the Enlightened One. As he nears achieving Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Mara, the god of unceasing desires, seeks to distract the Boddhisattva and claims the throne of Awakening for himself. Faced with Mara's repeated assaults, the Buddha remains impassive and, through this symbolic gesture, takes the Earth as witness to his resolve to attain complete Enlightenment.
Dark green patina bronze with silver inlays.
43.7 by 19.7 cm
Small casting defects without impact.
Private collection
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Country of Origin
Laos
Material
Bronze
Title of artwork
Bouddha Maravijaya en bronze à patine verte sombre et incrustations d'argent
Signature
No occurrence
Condition
Good condition
Height
43.7 cm
Width
19.7 cm
Depth
15.2 cm
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