Lot 117
A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE DIPANKARA BUDDHA
Estimated Value:
1.200 € - 1.800 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th c.H. 14,2 cm (o.S.)
Standing in samabhanga with his right hand raised in abhayamudra while the left is showing the varadamudra, wearing pleated monastic garment covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a five-leaf tiara, mounted on a metal base.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number C 32
Published: U. Toyka-Fuong, Ikonographie und Symbolik des tibetischen Buddhismus, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1987, C 32, pp. 78 and 79 - Wear, slightly chipped


