Large Burmese Buddha BU357
Large gilded lacquer Buddha, in Bhumisparsha mudra (earth-touching gesture). Though this Buddha appears to be carved from solid wood, it is a hollow construction made from layers of thick red and black lacquer (a tree resin). The liquid lacquer was bulked with ash or rice paste and applied over a clay form, which was removed after the lacquer hardened, then finally covered in gold leaf.
Pinya kingdom period style, circa 17th-18th century.
Burma.
77 cm high.