Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Walking Buddha Style Sukhothai Reassurance Gesture Abhaya Mudra

Gilded bronze Buddha in Sukhothai style walking with his right hand in the gesture of reassurance (abhayamudra). The creation of a walking Buddha image is a distinctive feature of Thai art in the thirteenth century.

After renouncing his early life as a prince, the Buddha spent the remainder of his life as a mendicant, teaching throughout northern India. Earlier Buddhist art had stressed the god-like and king-like aspects of the Buddha, and neither gods nor kings were imagined as a walking monk. Thai images presented a new image of the Buddha walking among the people emphasizing his earthly aspects. Sukhothai walking images are also connected with the conception of Thai kings as being closer to the people than their Indian or Khmer counterparts..

Period - 19th century

Condition - Good condition

Measurement - Total height 39 cm. 8 cm base

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