Lot Essay
Rahula, one of the 16 arhats, is the actual son of Buddha Shakyamuni.
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TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Arhat Rahula and a Gilt Bronze Figure of a Lama
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
The lama wearing short cropped hairstyle and layered robes with finely incised borders, seated on a carpet decorated with central foliate medallion and diapered borders with repeated patterns on the seat cushions; the figure of Rahula holding a crown dressed in patchwork robes with incised cloudscroll border and seated upon a rectangular plinth; both figures with sealed bases
The lama: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high; Rahula: 4½ in. (11.8 cm.) high (2)
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
The lama wearing short cropped hairstyle and layered robes with finely incised borders, seated on a carpet decorated with central foliate medallion and diapered borders with repeated patterns on the seat cushions; the figure of Rahula holding a crown dressed in patchwork robes with incised cloudscroll border and seated upon a rectangular plinth; both figures with sealed bases
The lama: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high; Rahula: 4½ in. (11.8 cm.) high (2)
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