{"product_id":"antiek-teakhouten-medicijn-arhat-beeld-birma-18e-eeuw-151cm","title":"Antique Teak Medicine Arhat Statue Burma 18th Century 151.5cm","description":"\u003c!-- BULLETPOINTS BOVENAAN --\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Museum-quality masterpiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% forensically verified sacred masterpiece from the 18th century (Ava period, ca. 1750–1820)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Extremely rare iconography:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standing Medicine-Arhat with the sacred Myrobalan fruit (Haritaki) for overall spiritual and physical healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Monumental Wabi-Sabi aesthetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monolithically hand-carved from a single massive, ancient trunk of premium Burmese teak (42 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Historical structural stabilization:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unique, original 18th-century hand-forged iron monastic clamps with proven iron-tannin reaction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Forensically verified:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intact end grain wood with adze marks, authentic Thit-si lacquer layers, and certified UV fluorescence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Worry-free premium delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Worldwide, fully insured, and custom-secured art transport shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Absolute certainty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Includes an official and extensive certificate of authenticity from 1stbuddha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!-- DE 5-SECONDEN HOOK \u0026 SCHAARSTE --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique item — once sold, definitively not available again.\u003c\/strong\u003e This life-size, masterful temple altar masterpiece (151.5 cm) belongs to the absolute exceptional category of early sacred art from Myanmar (Burma). There is no second example of this unrestored historical document worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA breathtaking 'trophy-piece' for the discerning connoisseur, top architect, and collector. This monumental interior anchor combines raw Wabi-Sabi wood architecture with a deep, ancient spiritual presence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- EMOTIE \u0026 BETEKENIS --\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Spiritual Power: The Medicine-Arhat \u0026amp; The Sacred Haritaki Fruit\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the early Buddhist tradition of Myanmar, this imposing sculpture occupies an extremely rare and meaningful position. The statue originally served as a monumental altar guardian in a royal Burmese monastery complex (\u003cem\u003eKyaung\u003c\/em\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedicinal Symbolism of Healing:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Arhat (enlightened disciple) devoutly holds the sacred Myrobalan fruit (Haritaki) with both hands before his chest. Within sacred Asian art, this specific fruit symbolizes overall spiritual, mental, and physical healing, as well as the dispelling of suffering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSublime Wabi-Sabi Wood Architecture:\u003c\/strong\u003e The sculpture is in a fabulous, untouched 'stripped' state. The raw, deeply lived-in, and organic wood grain of the ancient teak (\u003cem\u003eTectona grandis\u003c\/em\u003e) therefore plays the absolute leading role. This pure, weather-beaten look seamlessly aligns with the highest international standards of the high-end eclectic design segment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenerations of Devotion:\u003c\/strong\u003e The bald head and characteristic facial profile show a soft, rubbed friction patina. This subtle sheen is the direct, inimitable result of generations of manual touching and ritual care by monks and pilgrims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!-- FORENSISCHE ONDERBOUWING ALS BEWIJS --\u003e\u003ch3\u003eForensic Analysis \u0026amp; Unique Monastic Clamps\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe absolute authenticity and pristine historical status of this 18th-century masterpiece are irrefutably substantiated by a rigorous, parallel forensic audit:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAncient Structural Stabilization (Monastic Clamps):\u003c\/strong\u003e A spectacular discovery on the massive, kidney-shaped underside of the throne foot provides ultimate proof of centuries of active care. Across the natural shrinkage cracks, hand-forged iron clamps (butterflies) were driven deep into the hard teak core in the 18th or early 19th century. The intensely black discoloration in the wood grains around these clamps (iron-tannin reaction) only occurs through a slow, decades-long interaction between corroded pre-industrial iron and the natural sap of ancient hardwood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Underside (End Grain Wood):\u003c\/strong\u003e The base shows rough, manual cuts from a traditional Burmese adze (\u003cem\u003epatil\u003c\/em\u003e). The deep, natural heart crack is completely dark oxidized towards the center over time, proving an ancient natural drying process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Gesso Stratigraphy \u0026amp; Thit-si Lacquer:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the deep, hand-carved drapery folds and around the ear, fossilized, bright white remnants of the original chalk gesso ground layer have been preserved. Under microscopic magnification, the shoulders and the fruit show the legendary Burmese \u003cem\u003eThit-si\u003c\/em\u003e lacquer tree resin, covered with an organic red cinnabar primer and fragments of the original, cold-gilded gold leaf (\u003cem\u003eprada\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUV Audit (365nm):\u003c\/strong\u003e Laboratory examination under 365nm UV light shows intense, natural bright yellow-green and turquoise fluorescence deep in the grains. This confirms a slow process of mineral exudation and salt crystallization over a period of more than a century. 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