Burmese Buddha Bhaishajyaguru in Gilded Wood

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Burmese Buddha Bhaishajyaguru in Gilded Wood

Name: Burmese Buddha Bhaishajyaguru in Gilded Wood
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 6H8C6RKW87
Price: 5800 EUR
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Period 19th century

Style Asian Arts

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An image of Buddha Bhaishajyaguru (Master Healer, Medicine Buddha) in gilded wood and black lacquer with glass bead decorations and ornaments, Burma (Myanmar), Konbaung period, 18th/19th century.
An unusual representation due to its quality, the richness of its decorations, and the position of the hand in varada mudra holding the myrobalan fruit, this iconography is unique to that of Bhaishajyaguru. Indeed, the majority of Burmese Buddha images are depicted in the earth-bearing position, the bhumisparsha mudra (hand touching the earth, palm facing inward) thus depicting the historical Buddha Shakyamuni.
Burma is a predominantly Theravada country, and this school does not usually include the Medicine Buddha, who is Mahayana. This is therefore a curiosity, a rare example of the influence of Great Vehicle Buddhism.
Compare with a similar image in the Avery Brundage Collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco under inventory number B72S1.
Also compare with a copper alloy example from the Collections of the China and East India Company (Dispersed in 2021).
H 81 cm x W 33 cm x D 21 cm
Provenance: Claude de Marteau Collection
Sold with certificate of provenance.
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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Asian Arts (Wood carvings of Asian Arts Style)
Period	19th century (Wood carvings 19th century)
Country of origin	Myanmar
Length (cm)	33
Height (cm)	81
Depth (cm)	21
Weight (Kg)	15
Materials	Gilded wood
Internal reference	9608