BUDDHA WITH PATRA #24

The image represents Buddha in padmasana, meditation posture with hands in dhyana mudra, meditation gesture, holding the patra or alms bowl. The treatment of the body is stylized with the shoulders very rounded, the torso elongated with the two nipples marked, and sitting on the legs so that it seems as if the back is higher. He wears a transparent cloak that completely reveals the body and covers the left shoulder, where it forms the usual folds, which are quite voluminous as are the lower edges. The back is worked; the thick folds of the mantle are continued, except in the part of the base that appears smooth in the center. This is formed by two rows of lotus petals of the so-called “artichoke” type, denoting Kashmiri influence, and is characteristic of western Tibet. The base lid, which has been peeled off, is unmarked and allows the hollow interior to be seen. The use of pigments, gold on the face, blue on the hair and red on the base, places the work in Tibet. R.C.M. / Extracted from: Isabel CERVERA FERNÁNDEZ: Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta. Asian Art Collection. Granada, 2002. Bibliography: COMAS, R.: The art of the Himalayas in the Spanish collections: the bronzes. Madrid, 1993, p. 385.