A fine Shan alabaster Buddha, c.18th century, of fine features and good detail seated in dhyanasana above a double lotus platform, wearing a loose fitting sanghati draped across his left shoulder, the visage with serene expression and down cast eyes, below a projecting cintanami, remnant polychrome mineral earth pigments, Burma, 81 x 47 cm note: for a similar example cf. Christie's, Amsterdam, Asian Ceramics and works of Art, May 2001, lots 144-145