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TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of a lama
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Solidly cast seated on a cushion with incised floral designs, wearing heavy monastic robes draped with gentle folds at the chest, the left hand in dhyanamudra and the right in vitarkamudra, the face with small eyes, prominent nose, long lobes, and parted lips, and the lama's hat surmounting his head
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Solidly cast seated on a cushion with incised floral designs, wearing heavy monastic robes draped with gentle folds at the chest, the left hand in dhyanamudra and the right in vitarkamudra, the face with small eyes, prominent nose, long lobes, and parted lips, and the lama's hat surmounting his head
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1980, lot 19