A bronze oil lamp that dates to the latter years of Burma’s British colonial period (1890-1941) is built around the figure of a smiling Burman holding out a small oil receptacle. The piece, nearly two feet in height, has a decidedly art deco look, in spite of the figure’s native dress. According to Sylvia Fraser-Lu in her book, “Burmese Crafts Past and Present,” British colonial administrators had little appreciation for indigenous Burmese art but they acknowledged the superior metalworking abil... Click for details
Details: A finely cast, handsome, and powerfully proportioned example of an Angkor period bronze seated Buddha in the late Bayon style. Buddha is seated in Maravijaya upon an attractive Khmerized double lotus throne, his hands in Bhumisparsha and Dyhana mudra respectively calling the earth to witness his many previous good and compassionate deeds. Buddha’s square face is meditative and serene, typically Bayon with his broad smiling expression. The large curls of his hair are separated from his f... Click for details
This graceful Mandalay Buddha, nearly two feet in height, seems to float above its low double lotus throne. The floating effect is achieved with the robe, edged in a Burmese lacquer technique called thayo that ripples lightly across the wide pedestal and cascades in loose folds down the front and back of the slender figure’s left shoulder. The face is serene, with wide downcast eyes and finely executed nose and mouth. Carved of Burmese teak, the surface is a rich red/brown, sealed with a light... Click for details
Burmese alabaster buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with meditative facial expression, emphasized by the half-closed eyes which look downward, trace of original lacquer remaining.
Top of the head is a stupa-shaped "flame" or called usnisa, symbol of the realization of Nirvana or indicative of supreme knowledge.
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Details: A rare and attractive Khmer example of Vairocana the foremost of the five transcendent Dhyani Buddhas in the Mahayana pantheon. Vairocana is seated in the adamantine Vajraparyanka attitude and makes the wisdom fist Bodhyagrimudra upon a finely modelled double lotus pedestal, which rest atop a square socle unusually adorned with a small Vajra in relief. His face is classically Bayon in style, a warm expression with full fleshy lips conveying a sense of assured wisdom and serenity. His cl... Click for details
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a very fine 19th century Thai Rattanakosin bronze Buddha exhibiting the rarely seen Pang Ham Phra Kaen Chan mudra, also known as the "Stopping the Sandalwood Image" mudra. This Buddha is especially well-cast with sharp details. It has just the right balance of wear commensurate with age combined with a good amount of retained original gilding, ultimately giving the piece its undeniable air of age and authenticity.
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Very nice and RARE original elephant opium weight, bronze with good patina and official mark/stamp, ancient Kingdom of Lanna or Laos, 18-19th Century, Height: 27 mm.; Weight: 32 grammes
Details: A charming example of a 19th century Burmese seated dry lacquer Buddha in royal attire. Buddha is seated in Vajrasana on a high tiered pedestal base, his right hand reaching elegantly downwards in Bhumisparsha Mudra while the left hand rests on his lap in Dhyana Mudra. His face is well modelled to portray his blissfully confident state with his heavy lidded downcast eyes trancelike expressing the depth of his meditation. He is wearing the lavish attire of a Burmese king over his full an... Click for details
