264 - BURMA, Mandalay, late 19th-early 20th century

BURMA, Mandalay, late 19th-early 20th century Gilded wood sculpture Representing the Buddha seated in mediation, one hand resting heavenward on his knees, the other near the base in the gesture of taking the earth as witness, dressed in a monastic robe with polychrome verroterie inlays, his face looking serene, his hair treated in concentric bands and small dots and surmounted by the ushnisha, he is adorned with a verroterie crown. Height: 54 cm Width: 45 cm Depth: 35 cm (Chips in the wood)