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Lot 199
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA
Estimated Value:
1.200 € - 1.800 €
Hammer Price:
Description:
Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th c,H. 11 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with both hands in dharmacakramudra, a pair of lotuses flowering along his upper arms supporting the sword and manuscript, wearing monastic garb including a mantle falling down in pleats, its border finely incised with floral muster, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes and his head topped with the specific bonnet, resealed.
South German private collection, assembled before 2007
Minor wear, small repairs
