A large and impressive South-East Asian bronze Buddhist shrine, depicting the Buddha seated centrally upon a double lotus throne, in the pose of calling the earth to witness at the moment of Enlightenment. Under an arched leafy arbour surrounding and supporting him various bodhisattvas and attendants, elephants and lion fill niches and cavities to the multi-tiered base and framing structure. A reclining Buddha beneath a stupa surmounts the shrine. 110 x 48 x 180 cm