Shakyamuni Buddha Statue – Buddhist Figure with Filigree

Shakyamuni Buddha seated in lotus asana on a double lotus pedestal with elaborate filigree ornamentation, set colored stones, and a drop-shaped aureole.

Shakyamuni is the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who lived in northern India in the 5th century BCE and founded the Buddhist teaching.

His right hand touches the earth in bhumisparsha mudra, while the left hand holds an alms bowl.

Robe, pedestal and Aureole are decorated with filigree. Spirals formed from thin metal wires, filled with small arched elements, are combined into a continuous pattern. Set colored stones are arranged in floral forms and integrated into the filigree. The ornamentation is executed all around, allowing the statue to be presented as a freestanding object.

The statue follows the image traditions of Vajrayana art in the Kathmandu Valley, in which ritual identity, gesture, and ornament are brought together into a balanced iconographic unity.

Buddha Shakyamuni

Copper statue, traditional lost-wax cast, decorated with filigree, gold- and silver-plated, set with colored stones. The figure is patinated. The face is set in gold. Handcrafted in Nepal.

• Height: 9" / 22 cm
• Width: 5.5" / 14 cm
• Depth: 4.5" / 11 cm
• Weight: 1,236 g

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