Lot Essay
The base with broad foliate lotus petals is a stylistic element of Bhutanese bronzes from this period.
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BHUTAN, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt copper repousse figure of Padmasambhava
Bhutan, 17th Century
Seated on a double-lotus base with wide petals and beaded rim, holding a vajra in his left hand and a skull cup in his right, dressed in flowing robes with incised hems that billow on to the base, the face with raised urna flanked by large pendant earrings topped by a feathered lama's cap and backed by a flaming nimbus and aureole
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high
Bhutan, 17th Century
Seated on a double-lotus base with wide petals and beaded rim, holding a vajra in his left hand and a skull cup in his right, dressed in flowing robes with incised hems that billow on to the base, the face with raised urna flanked by large pendant earrings topped by a feathered lama's cap and backed by a flaming nimbus and aureole
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Albert Rudolph, Rudi Oriental Arts, New York, 1970
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