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UH10052
Burmese carved solid wood image of the Hermit Sumedha, known for lying down and stretching his body thin before the Dipankara Buddha
58-1/2” High
19th Century
$4,500
UH30002
Burmese Lacquered wood Buddha image, seated in padmasana (the lotus position)
25” High
18th Century
$3,200
UH10060
Burmese Mandalay seated cast bronze Buddha image in padmasana (the lotus position) on a simple raised base
19-1/2” High x 14” Wide x 9” Deep
19th Century
$2,400
UA02240
Burmese Gilt Bronze Buddha,
12" High
Ava Period (1287-1752). 17th Century
$2,100
UH10057
Burmese dry lacquer seated Buddha image, on a waisted rounded applied lacquer decorated base in padmasana (the lotus position)
21” High x 11” Wide x 7” Deep
19th Century
$1,600
UH10058
Burmese wood and lacquer image of a seated Buddha, supported on a waisted angular base, in padmasana (the interlocking lotus position)
18-1/2” High x 10-1/2” Wide x 6” Deep
Upper Burma, 19th Century
$1,200
UH10061
Burmese Mandalay seated cast bronze Buddha image in padmasana (the lotus position) on a simple raised base
12” High x 9-1/4” Wide x 5” Deep
19th Century
$900
UH20003
Burmese A-le, a zoomorphic form market weight often referred to as an “opium weight”
2-5/8” High
19th Century
$375
UH20023
Burmese A-le, a zoomorphic form copper bronze market weight often referred to as an “opium weight”
2-1/2” High
18th Century
$350
UH20015
Burmese Nat-Pwe standing female image, carved of wood, possibly being Shingwa, “Lady Bandy-Legs”
13” High
Early 20th Century
$350

To purchase or for more information, please call 619/977-6717 or e-mail
asianart@lasieexotique.com

For further reading on Burmese Buddha, please go to our on-line articles:
Buddha Images from Burma, Part I: Sculptured in Stone,
Buddha Images from Burma, Part II: Bronze and Related Materials, and
Buddha Images from Burma, Part III: Wood and Lacquer
by Sylvia Fraser-Lu

For Burmese Bronze Rain Drums, please go to our on-line article:
Frog Drums and their importance in Karen Culture, by Sylvia Fraser-Lu
For related article on Burmese Opium Weights , please go to our on-line article:
Burmese "Opium" Weights, by Sylvia Fraser-Lu
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