Lot 380
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STATUE DE GARUDA EN BOIS LAQUE OR
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STATUE DE GARUDA EN BOIS LAQUE OR

TIBETO-CHINOIS, XVIIIEME SIECLE

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STATUE DE GARUDA EN BOIS LAQUE OR
TIBETO-CHINOIS, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Représenté accroupi, ses pattes crochues agrippées aux queues des nagaraja, paré d'une écharpe, de bijoux et colliers de perles appliqués et probablement en gesso, ses deux mains brandissant un serpent maintenu fermement dans son bec, les yeux peints, les sourcils broussailleux, les cheveux en flammes rouges hirsutes desquelles émergent deux cornes et un crâne ; manques
Hauteur: 57 cm. (22½ in.)
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A GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF GARUDA
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

This fine sculpture with power and well carved follows Tibetan prototypes, but utilises Chinese sculptural techniques in wood and gold lacquer. The wood basis embellished with textile which is lacquered.
It seems to be executed in the Imperial style of Qianlong and was very likely associated with one of the Lamaist temples constructed during his reign. See a similar but larger example sold in our New York Rooms, 21 March 2008, lot 631.

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