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18th Century Burmese Buddha Statue 5"
Item# 5a3
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18th Century Burmese Buddha Statue 5"
Item# 5a3
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Statue Details
Materials: Brass 18th century Burmese from Shan State
Total Height Including Base: 5 inches or 13 cm
Base Width & Depth: 3 x 1 inches
Weight: 1 pound or .5 kg
- An 18th century antique Buddha statue being sold from the personal collection of Matthew Friedman
- The small Burmese Buddha is in the"Bhumisparsha" or earth touching gesture with his right hand extended towards the ground
- Statues like this small Buddha were carried by monks and devotees when on pilgrimage and were often gifted to temples as offerings for those seeking to gain merit
- He ships the same day from our California gallery
Burmese 18th century Shan State, bronze with residual gilt, in
traditional 'touching the earth' (Bhumisparsa Mudra) hand position.
This statue is from the private collection of Matthew Friedman. Matthew has lived and worked in Asia for the past twenty five years. During this period, he was posted as a diplomat for the US Government (USAID) and the United Nations in Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailand. Friedman has written three books related to Asian art: one book on traditional metal casting techniques in Bangladesh, and two books profiling traditional brass and bronze antiques from Nepal. Over a twenty year period, Friedman has amassed a large collective of brass and bronze items from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Laos. Friedman periodically presents at museum and art society events on the topic of how the lost wax method is used to make traditional Buddhist and Hindu statues.
This statue was purchased from an antique dealer in Bangkok, Thailand whom Friedman has collected from over the past 12 years.
This statue is from the private collection of Matthew Friedman. Matthew has lived and worked in Asia for the past twenty five years. During this period, he was posted as a diplomat for the US Government (USAID) and the United Nations in Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailand. Friedman has written three books related to Asian art: one book on traditional metal casting techniques in Bangladesh, and two books profiling traditional brass and bronze antiques from Nepal. Over a twenty year period, Friedman has amassed a large collective of brass and bronze items from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Laos. Friedman periodically presents at museum and art society events on the topic of how the lost wax method is used to make traditional Buddhist and Hindu statues.
This statue was purchased from an antique dealer in Bangkok, Thailand whom Friedman has collected from over the past 12 years.