Ancient Kingdom Of Siam, 19th Century, Representation Of Reclining Buddha In Lacquered And Gilded Wood

Reclining Buddha in lacquered and gilded wood
Ancient Kingdom of Siam
19th century

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The Buddha is represented in the Parinirvâna position, lying on the right side, the bent elbow resting on a cushion, the left arm resting on the body, the head delicately placed on the right hand. He is dressed in the sangathi and the uttarasangha placed on the body leaving the right shoulder uncovered, a section of the fabric placed on the left shoulder extending up to mid-thigh. The two feet are together, the hands having long slender fingers.
The face has great fullness and is characterized by wide semi-circular eyebrow arches meeting at the base of the nose, the latter framed by large half-closed almond-shaped eyes. The mouth with its thin lips outlines a pronounced smile. The skull is covered with a multitude of small pimples and  topped with the ushnisha (cranial protuberance) from which springs a tall flamed ornament (rasmi), large ears with distended lobes.

In the Buddhist tradition, Parinirvâna is the designation of complete Nirvâna, that which leads to total liberation from the cycle of deaths and rebirths as well as to the dissolution of all mental aggregates (form, feeling, perception, mental fabrications and consciousness). ). For the historical Buddha (Siddharta Gautama), the Parinirvâna occurred in Kushinagar in the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Lacquered and gilded wood
29.7 x 19.6 cm for the whole
Wear from use
European private collection

For a quite similar Buddha, click below on the link to the RISD Museum:
Reclining Buddha - RISD Museum


°°° Note that the whole has a lighter shade than the digital processing of the image suggests °°°

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