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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A gilt bronze figure of a Lama
TIBETO-CHINESE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of a Lama
Tibeto-Chinese, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double cushion covered by a rug, both ornately incised with floral and leaf motifs, his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and holding the stem of a lotus flower, his left lowered in his lap, wearing thick inner and outer robes with floral motif incised on hems, the gentle face surmounted by a Pandita usha with side flaps falling over his shoulders, the interior of the base filled with tightly rolled mantra and sutra slips
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double cushion covered by a rug, both ornately incised with floral and leaf motifs, his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and holding the stem of a lotus flower, his left lowered in his lap, wearing thick inner and outer robes with floral motif incised on hems, the gentle face surmounted by a Pandita usha with side flaps falling over his shoulders, the interior of the base filled with tightly rolled mantra and sutra slips
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired at Wallis and Wallis, sale of Antique Arms and Armour, 17 February 1970, sale #164, lot 1209 in Lewes, UK
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Acquired at Wallis and Wallis, sale of Antique Arms and Armour, 17 February 1970, sale #164, lot 1209 in Lewes, UK
Acquired at Wallis and Wallis, sale of Antique Arms and Armour, 17 February 1970, sale #164, lot 1209 in Lewes, UK
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