Buddha. Burma, Ava period, XVII-XVIII centuries.

Seated Buddha image. Burma, Ava period, XVII-XVIII centuries.
In bronze.
It shows wear in the gilding.
Measurements: 32,5 x 17 x 10 cm.

The seated Buddha that we show belongs to the Ava reign, which dominated Upper Myanmar from the mid-fourteenth century to the eighteenth century. It represents a Buddha seated on a double lotus throne. The figure performs with his hands the Bhumisparsha mudra and adopts with his legs crossed the posture of the lotus flower. The symmetry of his physiognomic features expresses serenity, the closed eyelids indicate meditation, the elongated earlobes denote nobility and wisdom. The carefully carved headdress is inspired by the shape of a stupa. The bhumi sparsha mudra ('gesture of touching the Earth', being bhumi: 'the planet Earth'; and sparsha: 'to touch') represents the moment when Buddha solved the problem of ending suffering when he was under the Bodhi tree.