Stone Amarapura Buddha In Bhumisparsha From Burma - 18thC Sideboards Each panel is supplied with

Each panel is supplied with strong wall hangers and accompanying wall plates

22 x 10 x 21  (wxdxh cms)

the star Sirius

Earthenware Tea pot

Often a bit battered

Stone Amarapura Buddha In Bhumisparsha From Burma - 18thC Sideboards Each panel is supplied withThis beautiful Burmese Buddha is from Amarapura in Northern Burma. It dates to the 18th century and is carved from a single piece of stone, lacquered and gilded with gold leaf. Here Buddha sits in the bhumisparsha mudra pose which symbolizes the moment Buddha achieved enlightenment under the Bodi tree and summoned Sthavara to bare witness. Buddha's face is full and with subtle angularity blending Inwa period & Shan period styles. His earlobes hang