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TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT BRONZE LAMA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand held in vitarkamudra, flanked by stems of blossoming lotuses supporting a sword and book, clad in patchwork robes with hems incised with floral patterns, the face with elongated eyes and flanked by prominent ears
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand held in vitarkamudra, flanked by stems of blossoming lotuses supporting a sword and book, clad in patchwork robes with hems incised with floral patterns, the face with elongated eyes and flanked by prominent ears
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired from the Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 19 November 1970, lot 129
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24044