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A story which tells of an ambitious king of that name whom the Buddha humbled and converted by appearing in the unmatchable splendour of a Universal Monarch. This standing Buddha is depicted in the gold insignia of a Burmese King of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) with its mass of jewelled winged elements, high rising crown and  gold <font -i>salwe</font> (chain of office). The Buddha's right hand is raised in the <font -i>vitarka mudra</font> a symbolic gesture indicating argument. His left hand is not in a symbolic <font -i>mudra</font> but is simply dropped to his side perhaps from the tradition of the Buddha sometimes represented holding his monk's robes.","physicalDescription":"The Buddha is seen as King as the subduer of Jambhupati, in a matyattaw (standing attitude) with his right hand raised in vitarka (elucidation or argument) mudra and his left hand simple dropped to his side perhaps from the tradition of the Buddha sometimes represented holding his monk's robes - not a symbolic mudra.\r\n\r\nHe is dressed in the gold insignia of  a Burmese King with its mass of jewelled, winged elements, high rising crown and salwe (chains of office).","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"teak","id":"AAT12453"},{"text":"thitsi lacquer","id":"x33294"},{"text":"gold-leaf","id":"x33207"},{"text":"clay","id":"AAT10439"},{"text":"ash","id":"AAT164025"},{"text":"glass","id":"AAT10797"},{"text":"pigment","id":"AAT13109"}],"techniques":[{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"},{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"},{"text":"colouring","id":"AAT133555"},{"text":"glass-working","id":"AAT53929"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Carved in teak, overlaid with black thitsi lacquer (<i>Melanorrhoea usitat</i>) and gilt; heavily decorated in the <i>thayo</i> (relief moulded lacquer) and <i>hman-zi shwei-cha</i> (glass inlay) technique","categories":[{"text":"Woodwork","id":"THES48877"},{"text":"Buddhism","id":"THES48984"}],"styles":[{"text":"Konbaung","id":"x30379"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2006AT8855","2006AT8856"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES396876"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Figure","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Burma","id":"x30037"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"early 19th century","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1850-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Purchased from Messrs S. 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Depicted standing in royal robes which are set with pieces of mirror glass and semi-precious stones in the relief moulded thayo and glass inlay hman-zi shwei-cha technique. ca. early 19th century.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"John Lowry <font -u>Burmese Art</font>; London Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1974;\r\npl. 16"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Franklin & Swallow; <font -u>Identifying With The Gods</font>\r\n                                  Hali Annual Edition 1994; p. 61; pl.21"}],"production":"The sculpture was reported to have been obtained from a pagoda in possibly Pagan, Pegu or Moulmein.","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["IM.40-1912"],"accessionNumberNum":"40","accessionNumberPrefix":"IM","accessionYear":1912,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2024-08-05","recordCreationDate":"2000-11-07","availableToBook":true}}