A fine and rare bronze, possibly the 3rd Cangkya Qutuqtu, CHANGKYA ROLPAI DORJE (AD 1717 -1786)

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Result:

5.568 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Qianlong seven-character mark, 18th/ 19th cent.
H. 17,2 cm
Seated with legs crossed on double cushion covered with a blanket, all incised with various musters including birds amidst clouds with below a mountain landscape and scrolling tendrils, his right hand showing the vitarkamudra and holding the stem of a lotus flowering along his upper shoulder, the left resting on his lap supporting a manuscript, wearing a monastic garment including a patchwork mantle with each section incised with a flower, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows and his head topped with the specific bonnet, the front cast with the nine-character mark of Qianlong, resealed.
Important South German private collection collected between 1956 and 2004, coll. no. 10 - Minim. Traces of age

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