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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Abhayakirti
Tibet, 15th century
Seated in bhumisparshamudra on a double-lotus throne, wearing flowing robes incised with the Eight Auspicious Symbols over a copper jacket, his face with silver eyes, hair, beard, and copper lips surmounted by a pointed pandita cap with long lappets falling over his shoulders, the verso with an inscription paying homage to the figure
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th century
Seated in bhumisparshamudra on a double-lotus throne, wearing flowing robes incised with the Eight Auspicious Symbols over a copper jacket, his face with silver eyes, hair, beard, and copper lips surmounted by a pointed pandita cap with long lappets falling over his shoulders, the verso with an inscription paying homage to the figure
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1997
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 225 and 341, cat. no. 301
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1997