AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT in gold and red lacquered wood with verrotte cabochons, depicting Maravijaya Buddha dressed in monastic robes, seated on a base in "dhyanasana" (lotus posture) with his right hand in "bhumishparsamudra" (gesture of taking the earth as witness) and his left hand in "dhyanamudra" (meditation gesture). (Worn, missing, chipped, missing). Burma, late 19th century. A LARGE GOLD AND RED LACQUERED WOODEN FIGURE OF BUDDHA MARAVIJAYA, MYANMAR, LATE 19TH CENTURY. HEIGHT. 46 CM (18 1/8 IN.)