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A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND OR LAOS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND OR LAOS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY 61 in. (154.9 cm) hig, excluding tang Footnotes: 泰國或老撾十八世紀晚期/十九世紀早期木雕漆金佛陀像 Published Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, Luminescence from the East: an exhibition of Buddhist and Hindu sculpture from India, China and Southeast Asia, 2004, no. 16. Provenance Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, London, 2004 Private Connecticut Collection Standing with both arms pendant, this posture is unique to Southeast Asia. It may represent the Buddha walking during his ascent from Tavatimsa Heaven or after Enlightenment; in Thailand, it is also interpreted as a 'calling for rain' gesture. For a slightly later wood example from Lamphun, Thailand, see Heidi Tan et al., Enlightened Ways: The Many Streams of Buddhism in Thailand, Singapore, 2012, pp. 122-123, fig. 43. The style of the belt is comparable to a Buddha from Vientiane, see S. Lopetcharat, Lao Buddha: The Image and Its History, Bangkok, 2000, p. 244. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND OR LAOS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot 2073

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A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY: A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國十九世紀

A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY

A PARCEL-GILT LACQUERED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, 18TH/19TH CENTURY: A PARCEL-GILT LACQUERED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國十八/十九世紀

A PARCEL-GILT LACQUERED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY: A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY 55 1/2 in. (141 cm) high Footnotes: 老撾十九世紀晚期

A GILT LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF CROWNED BUDDHA THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY: A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF CROWNED BUDDHA THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY 13 in. (33 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國大城時期十七世紀

A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF CROWNED BUDDHA THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) high Footnotes: 老撾十七/十八世紀

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

A GILT LACQUERED COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, RATTANAKOSIN PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY: A GILT LACQUERED COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, RATTANAKOSIN PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國大城時期

A GILT LACQUERED COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, RATTANAKOSIN PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

A STONE VOTIVE TABLET WITH BUDDHA IMAGES BURMA, 20TH CENTURY: A STONE VOTIVE TABLET WITH BUDDHA IMAGES BURMA, 20TH CENTURY 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, New York, 14 July 1992, lot 53 Private Connecticut Collection Carved in the

A STONE VOTIVE TABLET WITH BUDDHA IMAGES BURMA, 20TH CENTURY

A BROWN LACQUER TEMPLE OFFERING BOWL AND COVER (HSUN OK) BURMA, 20TH CENTURY: A BROWN LACQUER TEMPLE OFFERING BOWL AND COVER (HSUN OK) BURMA, 20TH CENTURY 32 in. (81.3 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Private Connecticut Collection since 2015 A Burmese hsun ok offering vessel

A BROWN LACQUER TEMPLE OFFERING BOWL AND COVER (HSUN OK) BURMA, 20TH CENTURY

A RED LACQUER TEMPLE OFFERING VESSEL BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY: A RED LACQUER TEMPLE OFFERING VESSEL BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY 27 1/2 in. (70 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Private Connecticut Collection since 2015 See a related Burmese lacquer offering vessel

A RED LACQUER TEMPLE OFFERING VESSEL BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A GILT-LACQUER WOOD TEMPLE OFFERING BOWL AND COVER (HSUN OK) BURMA, 20TH CENTURY: A GILT-LACQUER WOOD TEMPLE OFFERING BOWL AND COVER (HSUN OK) BURMA, 20TH CENTURY 17 in. (43.2 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Private Connecticut Collection since 2015 For a closely related hsun ok

A GILT-LACQUER WOOD TEMPLE OFFERING BOWL AND COVER (HSUN OK) BURMA, 20TH CENTURY

A RED LACQUER OFFERING VESSEL WITH STAND BURMA, LATE 19TH CENTURY: A RED LACQUER OFFERING VESSEL WITH STAND BURMA, LATE 19TH CENTURY 28 in. (71.1 cm) high; With stand: 12 in. (30.5 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Private Connecticut Collection since 2012 Compare

A RED LACQUER OFFERING VESSEL WITH STAND BURMA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A RED LACQUER BETEL BOX WITH SCENES FROM THE MAHOSADHA JATAKA BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY: A RED LACQUER BETEL BOX WITH SCENES FROM THE MAHOSADHA JATAKA BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY 13 in. (33 cm) high Footnotes: Provenance Private Connecticut Collection since 2014 Mahosadha Jataka recounts

A RED LACQUER BETEL BOX WITH SCENES FROM THE MAHOSADHA JATAKA BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A TERRACOTTA BOAR-SHAPED MONEY BOX INDONESIA, EASTERN JAVA, MAJAPAHIT KINGDOM, 15TH CENTURY: A TERRACOTTA BOAR-SHAPED MONEY BOX INDONESIA, EASTERN JAVA, MAJAPAHIT KINGDOM, 15TH CENTURY 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) high; 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) long Footnotes: 印度尼西亞

A TERRACOTTA BOAR-SHAPED MONEY BOX INDONESIA, EASTERN JAVA, MAJAPAHIT KINGDOM, 15TH CENTURY

A GROUP OF THREE COPPER ALLOY MOKO DRUMS INDONESIA, EASTERN JAVA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY: A GROUP OF THREE COPPER ALLOY MOKO DRUMS INDONESIA, EASTERN JAVA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 11 in. (27.9 cm) high, smallest; 21 in. (53.3 cm) high, tallest Footnotes: Provenance Private Connecticut

A GROUP OF THREE COPPER ALLOY MOKO DRUMS INDONESIA, EASTERN JAVA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

AN ORIYA PATTACHITRA PAINTING FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND SITA DEPARTING AYODHYA ORISSA, 20...: AN ORIYA PATTACHITRA PAINTING FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND SITA DEPARTING AYODHYA ORISSA, 20TH CENTURY Oil and Acrylic on canvas. 23 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (59 x 119.4

AN ORIYA PATTACHITRA PAINTING FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND SITA DEPARTING AYODHYA ORISSA, 20...

A BRASS PANDAN BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A FISH CENTRAL INDIA, 19TH CENTURY: A BRASS PANDAN BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A FISH CENTRAL INDIA, 19TH CENTURY 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) long Footnotes: Provenance Santa Fe art market, c. 2022 This fish-shaped box with wheels and a hinged lid

A BRASS PANDAN BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A FISH CENTRAL INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY: A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY 19 in. (48.3 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國素可泰晚期風格

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

A GILDED AND ENAMELLED LAI NAM THONG PORCELAIN COVERED BOWL THAILAND, MID 19TH CENTURY: A GILDED AND ENAMELLED LAI NAM THONG PORCELAIN COVERED BOWL THAILAND, MID 19TH CENTURY 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國十九世紀中期

A GILDED AND ENAMELLED LAI NAM THONG PORCELAIN COVERED BOWL THAILAND, MID 19TH CENTURY

TWO GILDED AND ENAMELLED LAI NAM THONG PORCELAIN BOWLS AND COVERS THAILAND, MID 19TH CENTURY: TWO GILDED AND ENAMELLED LAI NAM THONG PORCELAIN BOWLS AND COVERS THAILAND, MID 19TH CENTURY 7 in. (17.8 cm) high each Footnotes: 泰國十九世紀

TWO GILDED AND ENAMELLED LAI NAM THONG PORCELAIN BOWLS AND COVERS THAILAND, MID 19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA IN MARAVIJAYA THAILAND OR LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY: A BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA IN MARAVIJAYA THAILAND OR LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY 25 7/8 in. (65.8 cm) high Footnotes: 泰國或老撾

A BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA IN MARAVIJAYA THAILAND OR LAOS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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