Lot Essay
The present example is from a set of the five symbolic Buddhas, also known as the Buddhas of the Five Directions.
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Property from the Collection of Veena and Peter Schnell
A Bronze Figure of Ratnasambhava
WESTERN TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Details
A Bronze Figure of Ratnasambhava
Western Tibet, 14th/15th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with a beaded rim, the hands in varada- and dhyanamudra, the palms with raised chakras, adorned with various ornaments inset with hardstones, the face with straight nose and heavy-lidded silver eyes, centered by a raised urna, flanked by large hoop earrings, the wavy locks of hair pulled into a high chignon and secured with a tall tiara, backed by an aureola inscribed with the eight auspicious symbols
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high
Western Tibet, 14th/15th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with a beaded rim, the hands in varada- and dhyanamudra, the palms with raised chakras, adorned with various ornaments inset with hardstones, the face with straight nose and heavy-lidded silver eyes, centered by a raised urna, flanked by large hoop earrings, the wavy locks of hair pulled into a high chignon and secured with a tall tiara, backed by an aureola inscribed with the eight auspicious symbols
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Zurich, 1996
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