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BHUTAN, CIRCA 1800
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A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA
BHUTAN, CIRCA 1800
Seated on an openwork lotus base with inscription, holding a vajra in his right hand and a kapala in his left, dressed in flowing robes with ornately incised hems and copper inlay, face with silver-inlaid eyes and a teardrop urna flanked by large pendant earrings topped by a tall crown, centered with the sun and crescent moon
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
BHUTAN, CIRCA 1800
Seated on an openwork lotus base with inscription, holding a vajra in his right hand and a kapala in his left, dressed in flowing robes with ornately incised hems and copper inlay, face with silver-inlaid eyes and a teardrop urna flanked by large pendant earrings topped by a tall crown, centered with the sun and crescent moon
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired in New York, 25 January 1985
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24071