A GILT- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, BURMA, 19th ct., h. 72 cm (excluding associated finial). Seated in vajrasana on a pedestal with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes, curled hair and ushnisha and topped with an associated finial - Property from an old German private collection, assembled prior to 1985 - Chipped, minor damages due to age