{"title":"Seated Buddha Statues","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore \u003cstrong\u003eseated Buddha statues\u003c\/strong\u003e from Buddhist traditions across Asia. The seated Buddha is among the most important forms in Buddhist sculpture and appears in many mudras, including Bhumisparsha, Dhyana, Vitarka and Abhaya, each carrying a different iconographic meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection may include antique and older bronze, wood and stone figures from Thailand, Burma, Nepal, Tibet, China, Cambodia and Laos. Differences in posture, hand gesture, lotus base, robe treatment and facial type can help identify regional and historical traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAntique seated Buddha statues for sale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors can compare meditation Buddhas, earth-touching Buddhas, teaching figures and crowned forms across a wide range of sizes and materials. For more focused browsing, see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/antique-buddha-statues\"\u003eantique Buddha statues\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bronze-buddha-statues\"\u003ebronze Buddha statues\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/thai-buddha-statues\"\u003eThai Buddha statues\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/burmese-buddha-statues\"\u003eBurmese Buddha statues\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antique-ayutthaya-buddha-gilt-bronze-17th-18th-century","title":"Antique Ayutthaya Buddha – Gilt Bronze, 17th–Early 18th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThailand (Siam) | Ayutthaya period | 17th–early 18th century | Bronze | H 19 × W 12 cm | 1.2 kg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compact Thai Buddha is a finely balanced example of the later Ayutthaya sculptural tradition. Cast in a copper-rich bronze alloy, the figure retains traces of an older gilded surface over a brown, naturally cracked lacquer-like layer. Its proportions and facial modelling show characteristics associated with the later U-Thong C tradition as it continued into Ayutthaya-period production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Buddha is seated in \u003cstrong\u003evirasana\u003c\/strong\u003e and performs the \u003cstrong\u003ebhumisparsha mudra\u003c\/strong\u003e, the earth-touching gesture associated with Shakyamuni's enlightenment. The restrained modelling, compact torso and strongly defined base give the sculpture a quiet monumentality despite its relatively small size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAyutthaya bronze Buddha\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyutthaya bronzes were produced for temples, monasteries and private devotional settings across the Siamese kingdom. This example combines a traditional cast-bronze construction with a surface that has changed gradually through handling, oxidation and loss of gilding. 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Old cracking, small losses, deposits, worn gilding and uneven patination are present throughout and are consistent with the object's long history. 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The robe and lotus base retain substantial hand-finished detail. 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These are useful construction observations because they preserve stages of manufacture that are less visible on the finished exterior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interior also retains textile fibres, cord, paper-like and other organic residues associated with the object's long ritual history. Such material is documented as found and is not treated by itself as proof of a specific date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface shows age-related rubbing, local losses to the silvered finish, dark deposits and small irregularities consistent with long handling and use. A copper-toned reinforcement or plug is visible externally. The sculpture has not been cosmetically restored to a uniform appearance; the layered surface remains part of its historical character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eResearch note\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur assessment separates observation from attribution. 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The 34 cm sculpture is likely from Nepal or the broader Himalayan region and dates approximately to the 19th or early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpenwork elephant base\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe richly pierced pedestal is the defining feature of the sculpture. Elephants and scrolling architectural elements create a compact altar-like structure beneath the seated Buddha, giving the piece a more elaborate profile than a conventional lotus-base image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIconography\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe right hand reaches toward the earth in bhumisparsha mudra, referring to the moment the Buddha called the earth to witness his enlightenment. The left hand rests in the lap in meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBronze and surface\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure is traditionally hollow cast and hand finished. The bronze shows warm olive-brown patina, darker deposits and local green and reddish oxidation. 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