A Gilt Bronze and Repousse Figure of Maitreya
A Gilt Bronze and Repousse Figure of Maitreya

MONGOLIA, CIRCA 1800

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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
Provenance
Albert Rudolph (Rudi), New York, circa 1968
Collection of Carolyn and Wesley Halpert, until 1977
Private New York Collection, until 1998

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