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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A A GILT-BRONZE LION-FORM INCENSE HOLDER
BODHISATTVA TANG DYNASTY
TANG DYNASTY standing foursquare with each paw on a cylindrical pedestal,
seated atop a circular lotus base in royal ease, with the looking fiercely ahead with head slightly turned, teeth bared,
right arm resting on the raised right knee, the expressive and curly cascading mane, the brawny muscular body
face looking intently in the same direction, adorned with an harnessed and draped in a saddlecloth supporting a lobed
ornamented headdress, jewelry, sashes, and a draped dhoti, joss stick holder, the bushy tail uplifted and alert
wood stand (2) Height 3 in., 7.6 cm
Height 2 in., 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE
$ 5,000-7,000 J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 12th May 2000.
$ 10,000-15,000
唐 銅鎏金袖珍菩薩坐像
唐 銅鎏金瑞獅形香插
來源：
藍理捷，紐約，2000年5月12日

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A SET OF FOUR SMALL GILT-BRONZE A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
‘GUARDIAN KING’ PLAQUES WHITE TARA
TIBET, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY CIRCA 1700
each cast holding their respective attribute while seated in seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus base, the
‘royal ease’ on a shallow lotus base in front of a mandorla left hand in kartari mudra holding a lotus stem and the
with swirling clouds and flames, richly attired in a suit right in varada mudra, the torso gracefully swaying to one
of armor, upturned boots, heavy crown, and pendulous side, richly adorned with inlaid jewelry, heavy earrings, and
earrings, the face with fierce expression, stand (5) elaborately tiered diadem suspending beaded strands, the
Height of tallest 2 in., 5.1 cm hair cascading in symmetrical curls past the shoulders
Height 7 in., 11.8 cm
PROVENANCE
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 12th May 2000. PROVENANCE
Pan Asian Collection.
$ 6,000-8,000 J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 15th September 1995.
$ 10,000-15,000
西藏 十六 / 十七世紀 銅鎏金四大天王牌一
套四件
約1700年 藏傳銅鎏金白度母坐像
來源： 來源：
藍理捷，紐約，2000年5月12日
亞洲收藏
藍理捷，紐約，1995年9月15日

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