A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ATISHA

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th cent.
H. 18 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a rectangular pedestal consisting of a pair of cushion covered with a blanket, incised with a variety of different musters, the lotus base issuing a pair of lotuses supporting the stupa and covered bowl, both hands in the dharmacakramudra, wearing monastic garment including tunic and a patchwork mantle covering both shoulders, its borders incised with scrolling tendrils, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips and his head covered with a bonnet terminating into a pair of long textile lappets, resealed.
According to the present from an old European private collection - Minor wear and traces of age