THAILAND - Thai Sakyamuni (Maravijaya) Buddha in bronze with green patina from the Chien Saen period. 14th century. Depicted seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus-shaped base between borders carved with a string of pearls, hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudras, dressed in a diaphanous body-moulding robe with pearl borders, face serene, half-closed eyes, arched superciliary arches, long, slightly curved earlobes, hair styled in curls rising into a dome forming the ushnisha, the base is unsealed and rests on a wooden plinth. H. 42 cm, W. 28.5 cm, D. 17 cm Reference: Bronze analysis consistent with period, certificate available. For a smaller piece from the same period, see Koller ZH Tuesday, June 4, 2019 lot 442. condition: Some incisions in the bronze on the back of the statue, in the right hand and in the left thigh.

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