Lot Essay
These plaques would likely have been part of a set of eight forming an articulated lotus mandala.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
A Pair of copper Repousse Lotus Petals
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
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A Pair of copper Repousse Lotus Petals
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Each finely worked in repousse with a Buddha seated in padmasana on a lotus-stalk, cradling begging bowls filled with nectar, wearing flowing robes and each with tightly-wound curls and ushnishas, traces of gilding remaining on the face
6½ in. (16.4 cm.) high (2)
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Each finely worked in repousse with a Buddha seated in padmasana on a lotus-stalk, cradling begging bowls filled with nectar, wearing flowing robes and each with tightly-wound curls and ushnishas, traces of gilding remaining on the face
6½ in. (16.4 cm.) high (2)