Large Thai Gilt Rattanakosin Sitting Buddha Statue - 19th Century Style - Teapot Construction: Mounted on a wheeled

Construction: Mounted on a wheeled wooden cart

88 x 9 x 159 (wxdxh cms)

37 x 23 x 65 (wxdxh cms)

5 x 3 x 60

Large Thai Gilt Rattanakosin Sitting Buddha Statue - 19th Century Style - Teapot Construction: Mounted on a wheeledAn excellent & extremely large antique Thai Rattanakosin (1782 1932) sitting Buddha dating to the early 19th century. Buddha sits atop a decorated lotus throne with a serene expression and meditative downcast eyes. As with early Rattanakosin castings, he has an ushnisha, a protuberance symbolising enlightenment & enthronement. This became less common in later Rattanakosin castings when crowns became more common. This came with influence from Europe