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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Maitreya
Tibet, 15th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in dharmachakramudra, clad in a billowing dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and adorned with streaming sashes, with lotuses blossoming at the shoulders supporting a trident and the water pot, the face with elongated eyes centered by an urna inset with a hardstone and the hair arranged in a chignon and topped with a stupa, surmounted by a foliate tiara, the base sealed
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in dharmachakramudra, clad in a billowing dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and adorned with streaming sashes, with lotuses blossoming at the shoulders supporting a trident and the water pot, the face with elongated eyes centered by an urna inset with a hardstone and the hair arranged in a chignon and topped with a stupa, surmounted by a foliate tiara, the base sealed
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Don José Cangas, Madrid, acquired in Madrid, 15 July 1976