Burmese Buddha from the 18th century

Burmese Buddha of the 18th century.
Patinated and gilded bronze.
Wooden base covered with green cloth.
It presents marks of use and wear, lack of polychrome. Slight tears in the decoration.
Measurements: 83 x 67 x 44 cm (sculpture); 65 x 75 x 50 cm (pedestal).

Eighteenth century Burmese Buddha, with a beautiful aged patina. Seated in the posture of the lotus flower, he performs a mudra that symbolizes that he takes the earth as a witness. It is the so-called Bhumisparsa mudra, or gesture of touching the earth. It alludes to the moment in which Buddha solved the problem of ending suffering when he was under the tree in Bodhi-Gaya. We can also identify numerous lakshana, iconographic symbols that identify the Buddhas. The first we see is the bun hairstyle, symbol of meditation, of spiritual life (with the Ushnisha inspired by a stupa). Together with the half-closed eyes, a serene face is completed by the sketched smile, symbol of the balance and serenity of a perfect being. The elongated earlobes allude to the large earrings worn by members of the upper classes in India at the time of Sakyamuni, and represent the concepts of greatness, nobility and wisdom.