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A figure of Buddha and a carved oak stand with four feet. He is shown sitting cross-legged, partly painted vermilion and gilded, while the stand is richly carved in an Egyptian style. The door panel has a carved sun motif and is decorated with a lotus plant.
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Warrington
Title
Buddha
Date
1854
Medium
alabaster & oak
Measurements
H 76 x W 46 x D (?) cm
Accession number
WAGMG : 1923.89
Acquisition method
gift
Work type
Sculpture
Inscription description
painted on inside of door in white letters: In memory of William Harry Rylands F. S. A. (second son of Thomas Glazebrook Rylands of Highfields Thelwall). Born in Warrington 20th December, 1847. Died in London 8th September 1922. Egyptologist, Genealogist, Masonic writer & Antiquarian Artist
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Museum Street, Cultural Quarter, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1JB England
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