Property of a Gentleman of Chelsea Thailand or Laos 18th - ...

Estimate

£1,500 - £2,000

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 

Provenance:

• A private German collection


• Jonathan Tucker