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A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF
CHAKRASAMVARA
NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
the twelve-armed deity cast standing in alidhasana and
trampling on the prostrate Kalaratri and Bhairava, his
hands holding various ritual implements, he consort
Vajravarahi with the right leg raised, the left hand holding
a kapala and the right hand holding a kartrika, both
deities adorned in garlands of severed heads and crowns,
fixed base
Height 16.2 cm, 6⅜ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
尼泊爾 十六世紀 鎏金銅勝樂金剛像

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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TSONGKAPA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the figure seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus
base, his hands in dharmachakra mudra, with a serene
expression with downcast eyes below a peaked hat
Height 11.5 cm, 4½ in.
£ 1,500-2,500
HK$ 14,700-24,500 US$ 1,900-3,150
清十八世紀 鎏金銅宗喀巴坐像

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A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF A
DHARMACHAKRA BUDDHA
TIBET OR NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
depicted seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, wearing
loose robes falling from the left shoulder leaving the
chest partially bare, both hands held in dharmachakra
mudra, the face with gentle smile and framed by
long pendulous ears and hair curled into tight knots
surmounted by an ushnisha
Height 20.4 cm, 8 in.
£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 78,500-118,000 US$ 10,000-15,000
十八/十九世紀 尼泊爾或西藏
鎏金銅佛坐像

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