£2,000 - £3,000
Property of a Gentleman of Chelsea
Thailand or Laos
18th - 19th Century
A bronze seated monk (the venerable monk Phra Malai)
Gilt bronze
This sculpture depicts Phra Malai seated in bhumisparsimudra with his left hand holding the remains of his monastic fan, and wearing a thin sanghati (monastic robe) with a narrow sash over the left shoulder, with extensive traces of gilding.
For a bronze seated Buddha in similar style, cf. p. 243 in S. Lopetcharat, Lao Buddha: The Image and its History, Bangkok: Siam International Book Company, 2000
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