A RED-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF PROBABLY KSHITIGARBHA

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

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incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Ming dynasty, late 15th c.
H. 26,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, both hands holding stems of lotuses flowering along the shoulders, one supporting a manuscript, wearing dhoti, cape draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, his hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna placed on a lotus and secured with an elaborate tiara cast with jewels at its centre.
Old German private collection, assembled in the 1980s until 2005 - Wear, partly chipped, minor repairs

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