A GILT-BRONZE FIGURINE OF TSONGKHAPA

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

2.849 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 17th c.
H. 6,9 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, both hands holding stems of lotuses supporting the sword and manuscript, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression and his head topped with his specific bonnet, resealed.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number C 16
Published: U. Toyka-Fuong, Ikonographie und Symbolik des tibetischen Buddhismus, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1987, C 16, pp. 46 and 47 - Minor wear, slightly chipped

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