Seated Buddha in "Maravijaya"

Description This image can be assumed to have been cast in Ayutthaya itself. It epitomizes the Early Ayutthaya classic style. This image shares the pedestal type and various technical qualities, but it stands somewhat apart from others in the style. The waist is high, and the torso appears stretched out. The modeling of the moutgh conveys a particular expression. The brows are in relief, following the U Thong manner, but turned into planar sockets following the lead of Sukhothai.

Exhibitions

• The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995.
• Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995.

Provenance Private collection, Thonburi; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, April 13, 1951, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1964, inv. no. 743]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992