Lot Essay
The artist has visually united the figure with the lotus base by means of a floral pattern present on the elevated section and the border of the lama's robe.
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MONGOLIA, ZANABAZAR STYLE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of a Lama
Mongolia, Zanabazar style, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and his left holding a manuscript, dressed in voluminous patchwork robes with hems incised in a floral pattern, the face with bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes flanked by prominent ears, the base sealed and incised with a gilt double-vajra
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Mongolia, Zanabazar style, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and his left holding a manuscript, dressed in voluminous patchwork robes with hems incised in a floral pattern, the face with bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes flanked by prominent ears, the base sealed and incised with a gilt double-vajra
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Avery Collection, acquired by Rossi and Rossi, London, 1990s
Collection of Sandor P. Fuss, Colarado, 2010-11
Collection of Sandor P. Fuss, Colarado, 2010-11
Literature
M. Avery, et al., Mongolian Art: A Living Landscape, 2003
Exhibited
Mongolian Art: A Living Landscape, Crocker Museum of Art, 31 July - 17 October 2004 ; and Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire, 9 October - 20 November 2005
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Art, The Waldron Galleries, Bloomington, Indiana, 2 - 30 May 2008
From the Steppes and the Monasteries: Arts of Mongolia and Tibet, Indiana University Art Museum, 25 September-19 December 2010
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Art, The Waldron Galleries, Bloomington, Indiana, 2 - 30 May 2008
From the Steppes and the Monasteries: Arts of Mongolia and Tibet, Indiana University Art Museum, 25 September-19 December 2010
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