Seated Buddhist monk, ca. 1850–-1900

Wood, red lacquer setting, gilded, inlaid glass mirror pieces, fingernails (partly) and eyeballs inlaid

(H x W x D)37 × 35 × 41 cm

Place of originMyanmar

Status

on display, room 012

About the workThis figure portrays one of Buddha’s two most important disciples, the monk Shariputta. In Buddhist teachings, he is not only regarded as Buddha’s closest confidant alongside Maudgalyayana, but also as particularly wise and worthy of veneration. The gilded sculpture probably comes from Mandalay in northern Burma, now Myanmar. The delicacy and youthfulness of the facial features are particularly distinctive. Such statues were generally never placed alone in front of a Buddha altar, but together with other representations of monks.

AccessionGift of Bruno Werdelmann 2004

Provenance[...]; mind. 1979 Rama Antiques, Bangkok/Thailand; 1979 Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Bruno Werdelmann (1920 – 2010), Ratingen, erworben von Rama Antiques; 25.10.2004 erworben durch Schenkung von Bruno Werdelmann

Inventory numberP 2005-1102

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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