A LARGE AND HEAVY GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHAInscribed to base: 'Wan'an Temple, first year of Gia Long, April 5th' - corresponding to 1802Vietnam, dated 1802. Seated in dhyanasana on a rounded plinth atop a separately carved lotus base. His raised right hand holding a lotus stem and his lowered left resting on his lap and holding a jewel, wearing long flowing robes with voluminous folds. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes, finely textured beard, and full lips, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in strikingly modeled snail-shell curls. The figure finely lacquered in reddish-brown and gilt, the plinth and lotus base lacquered red with gilt accents. (2)Provenance: From the private estate of Maj and Carl-Axel Persson, antique dealers in Malmö, Sweden.Condition: Good conditionmensurate with age. Old wear and weathering, flaking to lacquer, expected age cracks and splits, some losses, the underside with two drilled holes. Good ancient patina overall.Weight: 11.3 kg (excl. base) and 16.3 kg (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 60 cm (excl. base) and 70.5 cm (incl. base)The Wan'an temple was built in 1279 under the orders of Emperor Kublai Khan and was originally named Dashengshou Wan'an Temple. The White Pagoda is the oldest and largest Buddhist pagoda in China. There were temples built on the site since the Liao dynasty. However, the present building dates to the Ming dynasty as well as its given name, "Miaoying Si", meaning "Temple of Marvellous Response".Literatureparison:Compare with two related gilt-lacquered wood figures of Buddha from Vietnam, dated c. 1600, in the Pacific Asia Museum, accession numbers 1996.28.2 and 1996.28.3.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 25 April 2020, lot 456Price: EUR 15,168 or approx.EUR 17,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt-lacquered wood statue of Buddha, Vietnam, 17th-18th centuryExpert remark: Note the size (51 cm) and lacking lotus base.大型鎏金漆佛陀坐蓮木像越南，1802年。佛陀結跏趺座坐在蓮座上。右手高舉，持蓮花莖；左手低垂，擱在膝上，持寶珠；身著飄逸僧袍，線條流暢；面容安詳，雙眼微垂，嘴唇豐滿，頭髮呈螺髻。造像上紅棕色漆並美漆，底座和蓮花底座漆成紅色並帶有鎏金點綴。蓮座與佛像分開雕刻。(2)款識：萬安寺；嘉隆源年肆月拾五日造