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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Maitreya
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on a stepped plinth with his two feet resting on a lotus, his hands in dharmachakra mudra at his heart, his legs draped in a pleated dhoti, adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid with hardstones, flanked by lotus blossoms rising toward his gentle face, backed by an elaborate torana with members of the Kagyu lineage, scrollwork, and floral motifs, and with Vajradhara seated at the finial
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on a stepped plinth with his two feet resting on a lotus, his hands in dharmachakra mudra at his heart, his legs draped in a pleated dhoti, adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid with hardstones, flanked by lotus blossoms rising toward his gentle face, backed by an elaborate torana with members of the Kagyu lineage, scrollwork, and floral motifs, and with Vajradhara seated at the finial
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Provenance
Spink and Son, Ltd., London, by 1998
Literature
Spink, Body, Speech and Mind, 1998, p. 23, fig. 12
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