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Property from the Collection of Dr. Detlef I. Lauf
A gilt bronze figure of the Fifteenth Karmapa
NEPAL, CIRCA 1800
Details
A gilt bronze figure of the Fifteenth Karmapa
Nepal, circa 1800
Seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims and incised pattern, holding a vajra and bell, wearing a thick cloak over patchwork robes incised with floral motif, his animated face surmounted by a his distinctive hat, flanked on either side by flowers bearing a sword, book and vase
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 1800
Seated on a double-lotus base with beaded rims and incised pattern, holding a vajra and bell, wearing a thick cloak over patchwork robes incised with floral motif, his animated face surmounted by a his distinctive hat, flanked on either side by flowers bearing a sword, book and vase
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired in 1971
Literature
D. Lauf, Eine Ikonographie des tibetischen Buddhismus, 1979, p. 85
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