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Re: Three Buddha Statues

Posted By: Bill H
Posted Date: Apr 30, 2010 (09:29 PM)

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John,

All three images appear to be from Burma and show the Sakyamuni Buddha in the Bhumisparsa 'earth-touching' mudra or posture symbolic of victory over the evil demon Mara.

The golden image may represent the Mahamuni, an Arakanese style Buddha in the Mahamuni Temple in Mandalay. It is difficult to assess the age or value of the piece through the gilt and without dimensions. Legend has it that the Mahamuni is one of five images made during the Buddha's lifetime. Wikipedia has an informative article you can access via Google using 'Mahamuni' as a search term.

The second image is a Shan (Tai) style bronze image which appears to date to the 19th century or earlier. I believe that Shan images like this are somewhat more commonplace than your other two.

The last bronze image seems to be Pyu style, which Kingdom existed around the 13th to 14th centuries I believe.

Some contributors to the forum are much more qualified than I am to comment on the authenticity of your bronzes. For an idea of current value, you might wish to visit a web mall such as trocadero.com and use their search feature with some of the aforementioned terminology as keywords.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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