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| Lot# & Name: |
665. Thai Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni |
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| Estimate: |
$1,500-$2,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$0.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$0.00 |
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| Category: |
Asian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand)
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| Culture or Country: |
Thailand.
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| Period: |
Ca. 18th century.
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| Size: |
8”H. x 5-1/2”W. |
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| Description: |
Cast bronze Buddha Shakyamuni, sitting on half lotus pedestal base. Depicted with serene facial features, tightly knotted hairdo, with a flame plume finial. Deep greenish-brown surface patina, with some deep green surface patina. Intact, exc. cond.
According to the Buddhist scriptures, Shakyamuni was born in Lumbini Gardens, in what is now Rummindei in southern Nepal. His mother, Maya, died on the seventh day after his birth, and he was raised thereafter by her younger sister Mahaprajapati. In his boyhood and adolescence, he is said to have excelled in both learning and the martial arts. Though raised amid the luxuries of the royal palace, he seems to have very soon become aware of and been profoundly troubled by the problem of human suffering. As a young man, he married the beautiful Yashodhara, who bore him a son, Rahula. He became increasingly possessed, however, by a longing to abandon the secular world and go out in search of a solution to the inherent sufferings of life. Buddhist scriptures describe four encounters, which served to awaken in him an awareness of these four sufferings common to all people, birth, aging, sickness, and death and a desire to seek their solution. Eventually he renounced his princely status and embarked on the life of a religious mendicant. |
| Provenance: |
Private American collection. Ex. Kobiashi Collection, HI. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$55.00 |
| International: |
$120.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Thai Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni
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