Burmese Crowned Marble Ava Style Shan Buddha Statue

AGE: – 19th Century
CONSTRUCTION: – Alabaster
DESCRIPTION: – 19th Century Burmese Crowned Marble Ava Style Shan Buddha Statue with lacquered incised royal regalia

HEIGHT: – 70cm
WIDTH: – 35cm
DEPTH: – 15cm
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19th Century Burmese Crowned Marble Ava Style Shan Buddha Statue with incised decoration representing royal regalia and jewels, wearing a six tiered incised crown under a slightly pointed smooth dome shaped finial, seated on a double lotus throne with hand gesture in Bhumisparsa mudra. Large rings decorate all fingers of the right hand and thumb of the left hand with remnants of pink paint on the fingernails.

Large flange like ears with medallion style earrings decorating each ear lobe, similar to those seen in Indian/Hindu Buddhist Iconography. A large incised floral medallion decorates the centre, back and sides of the head band with another medallion decorating the front of the robe.

The attire seen in these royal king Buddha statues bear no relation to his princely status before becoming the Buddha, but instead to his confrontation with the arrogant and haughty King Jambhupati, who lived during the time of the Buddha.  Buddha statues seen dressed in princely attire are popular in Cambodia, Burma, Thailand and Laos.

The Jambhupati style Buddha was popular during the Mrauk-U period and seen in many bronze Arakan style Buddha statues .