A BLACK- AND RED- LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI THAILAND, RATNAKOSIN PERIOD, 19th ct., seated in sattvasana on a high throne with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, curled hair continuing into the ushnisha and a parasol above, traces of gilt-lacquer - Former private collection of Bijan Esfandiari-Bakhtiari, assembled between 1967 and 1969 - Slightly chipped, traces of age.