Shakyamuni Buddha Statue with Aureole

Shakyamuni Buddha on a double lotus pedestal, with aureole. The statue is fire-gilded, chiselled. Shakyamuni is the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who lived in northern India in the 5th century BCE and founded the Buddhist teaching.

The statue shows Shakyamuni Buddha seated in padma asana. His right hand touches the earth in bhumisparsha mudra, while the left hand holds an alms bowl. 

His robe and pedestal are chiselled. Spiral-shaped ornaments form the pattern of the garment and show cloud-like motifs. Behind the figure, an aureole frames the head, set with an inner ring of small turquoise stones and decorated with leaf motifs worked in repoussé. The pedestal is decorated on the reverse with chiselled ornaments. At the center, floral motifs are executed in a symmetrical, mirrored arrangement. The figure is worked all around and suitable for freestanding presentation.

The statue follows iconographic conventions of Vajrayana art in the Kathmandu Valley, in which posture, gesture, and ornament are brought together in a balanced composition.

Shakyamuni Buddha

Copper statue, lost-wax cast, the surface finely chased, fire-gilded, the face is set in gold. A finish with red vermillion. Handcrafted in Nepal.

• Height: 9" / 23 cm
• Width: 5.5" / 14,5 cm
• Depth: 4.2" / 10,4 cm
• Weight: 1,440 g

NOTE
The face painting is a cold gold application and water-soluble.