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TIBET, 14TH CENTURY
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A copper-inlaid figure of Mahavairochana
Tibet, 14th century
Seated in dhayanasana on a double-lotus base, the hands with copper-inlaid fingernails and arranged in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a dhoti with copper-inlaid hems and adorned with copper-inlaid necklaces, the face with bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna and surmounted by a tall foliate tiara with a copper-inlaid band and flared ties, the hair arranged in a tall flat chignon with locks escaping over the shoulders, backed by an aureole of streaming ribbons, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
7½ in. (18.8 cm.) high
Tibet, 14th century
Seated in dhayanasana on a double-lotus base, the hands with copper-inlaid fingernails and arranged in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a dhoti with copper-inlaid hems and adorned with copper-inlaid necklaces, the face with bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna and surmounted by a tall foliate tiara with a copper-inlaid band and flared ties, the hair arranged in a tall flat chignon with locks escaping over the shoulders, backed by an aureole of streaming ribbons, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
7½ in. (18.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired from Christie's Amsterdam, 23 October 1991, lot 128
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