A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA ON A THRONE Java, 14^th-15^th century or somewhat later. Heavily cast as Buddha seated on a rectangular throne with a baldachin, the feet resting on a short round stool, his right hand in apanamudra, the left resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, backed by a teardrop-shaped mandorla with a large, distinctively beaded rim. The face with a serene expression, surmounted by an ushnisha covered in tight curls.

Provenance: Lawrence Phillips, acquired during the 1960s and 1970s and thence by descent to Michael Phillips. Michael Phillips (born 1943) is an Academy Award-winning film producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, his parents were Lawrence and Shirley Phillips, noted New York dealers in Asian fine arts, selling to the Met, the LACMA, the Chicago Art Institute, and the British Museum among others. Michael Phillips is a collector of Asian art himself, particularly Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan sculpture. His most important films include The Sting (winning the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973), Taxi Driver (winning the Palme D'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival), and Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with some casting flaws, losses, warping, small nicks and dents, minor corrosion. The patina with few touch-ups.

Weight: 1,260 g
Dimensions: Height 14.6 cm

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