{"product_id":"antique-burmese-mandalay-buddha-gilt-teak-1870-1895","title":"Antique Burmese Mandalay Buddha – Gilt Teak, ca. 1870–1895","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large antique Burmese Mandalay Buddha carved in teak and retaining layers of traditional lacquer and historic gilding. Dating to approximately 1870–1895, during the late Konbaung period, the figure is seated in bhumisparsha mudra and measures 63.5 cm high.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLate Konbaung \/ Mandalay style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe softly modelled face, elongated earlobes, carefully worked hair and decorated monastic robe are characteristic of the refined Buddha imagery associated with 19th-century Mandalay. The earth-touching gesture identifies the moment of Shakyamuni’s enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTeak, thit-si lacquer and gilding\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture is carved from teak and finished with traditional Burmese lacquer and surviving gold-leaf decoration. Wear has exposed darker underlying layers in places, creating a naturally varied surface. The reverse includes an open recess or cavity visible in the photographs; no specific original contents are asserted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood antique condition with age-related cracking, wear, small surface losses and uneven gilding. Hand-working marks and natural timber movement remain visible, consistent with an older carved wooden devotional image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burma \/ Myanmar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e ca. 1870–1895\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Konbaung \/ Mandalay tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Teak, thit-si lacquer and historic gilding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMudra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bhumisparsha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H 63.5 × W 29 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 692\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Buddha-Statues.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63361439105354,"sku":"692","price":1490.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1073\/1693\/7034\/files\/antique-burmese-mandalay-buddha-gilt-teak-1870-front-view.jpg?v=1787893941","url":"https:\/\/buddha-statues.com\/products\/antique-burmese-mandalay-buddha-gilt-teak-1870-1895","provider":"buddha-statues.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}