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Lot 28
A FINE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
Estimated Value:
4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, 15th/ early 16th c.H. 17,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with both hands crossed in front of his chest, a pair of lotuses emerging from the base flowering along his upper arms, wearing dhoti falling in wide folds over both legs, jewellery set with semi-precious stones, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his fore-head, his blue coloured hair combed in tresses, covered with a helmet topped with a half-vajra and secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of floating ribbons, unsealed
Private collection Stuttgart, bought from Schoettle East Asian Art, Stuttgart, 6.12.1985 (DM 11.000.-, invoice preserved)
The fluid modeling of Vajradhara's dhoti, with dressy folds naturalistically draped across the base and over it ever so slightly, attest a master's hand. Compare the dhoti's decorative scheme, with a gilt bronze Amitayus attributed to Sonam Gyaltsen sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 2 October 2018, lot 44. Also see a related Maitreya sold at Bonhams, Hong Kong, 7 October 2019, lot 932 - Very minor wear to gilding, stems near the shoulders lost
