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MONGOLIA, CIRCA 1800
Details
A Gilt Bronze and Repousse Figure of Maitreya
Mongolia, circa 1800
Standing on a lotus base with beaded rims, the right hand raised in vitarkamudra with the left hand at his side, clad in a flowing dhoti with incised hems, adorned with various ornaments inset with hardstones, the face with heavy-lidded eyes centered by a raised urna and surmounted by a jeweled tiara, holding two lotus blossoms supporting a chakra and his vessel (bumpa)
24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) high
Mongolia, circa 1800
Standing on a lotus base with beaded rims, the right hand raised in vitarkamudra with the left hand at his side, clad in a flowing dhoti with incised hems, adorned with various ornaments inset with hardstones, the face with heavy-lidded eyes centered by a raised urna and surmounted by a jeweled tiara, holding two lotus blossoms supporting a chakra and his vessel (bumpa)
24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Albert Rudolph (Rudi), New York, circa 1968
Collection of Carolyn and Wesley Halpert, until 1977
Private New York Collection, until 1998
Collection of Carolyn and Wesley Halpert, until 1977
Private New York Collection, until 1998
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