Lot Essay
Palden Lhamo, or Sri Devi in Sanskrit, is the Tibetan Protectress who is normally portrayed riding a horse or a donkey, and is the most important deity of Tibetan Buddhism.
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A GILT BRONZE SINO-TIBETAN FIGURE OF PALDEN LAMO
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A GILT BRONZE SINO-TIBETAN FIGURE OF PALDEN LAMO
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The wrathful deity wearing a crown of skulls below erect and billowing hair, cast with bulging eyes and fanged teeth, seated on a harnessed donkey, holding a skull cup in one hand, the other arm raised, heavily gilt with extensive traces of pigment remaining
11 in. (28cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The wrathful deity wearing a crown of skulls below erect and billowing hair, cast with bulging eyes and fanged teeth, seated on a harnessed donkey, holding a skull cup in one hand, the other arm raised, heavily gilt with extensive traces of pigment remaining
11 in. (28cm.) high
Sale room notice
Please note that the estimate should read HK$65,000-75,000 instead of HK$30,000-50,000 as stated in the catalogue.