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46 168071/1
A large and impressive Tibetan copper alloy
figure of Chakrasamvara and Vishvamata
18th century or earlier
the deity Chakrasamvara with sixteen faces and
thirty-two arms holding various ritual implements,
the consort Vishvamata with the left leg raised,
both decked in ornamental jewellery and standing
fiercely atop crushed and supine figures, all on a
lotus base.
H: 35 in., 90cm; W: 21 in., 53.4cm
provenance:
Property of a North Carolina gentleman, acquired
from Shogun’s Gallery, Portland, Oregon in 1992
$20,000-40,000
47 160777/3
A Nepalese copper alloy figure of
Avalokitesvara
18th century
the four-armed crowned bodhisattva seated
in dhyanasana, holding beads, a flower and
displaying a prayer mudra.
H: 6 1/2 in., 16.5cm
provenance:
Property of a New Jersey collector
$500-800
48 160736/6
A Tibetan parcel gilt copper alloy figure of
seated Tara
16th/17th century
the figure seated in dhyanasana on a single
lotus platform raised on elaborate square
form base displays a teaching mudra and is
adorned with jewels and a jeweled crown,
flanked by lotus flowers and with an
elaborate, separately-cast mandorla.
H: 9 in., 22.9cm
$5,000-8,000