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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
6¿ in. (15.5 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired from Lempertz, 12 December 2008,
lot 180.
PUBLISHED:
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org),
item no. 24009
The inscription translates as follows: I prostrate
to victorious royal ba Tsong kha pa
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A
SEATED MAITREYA
NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
inlaid with hardstones, the base sealed and
incised with a double-vajra
4æ in. (12 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
with Albert Clayton, London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above
on 2 May 1946.
PUBLISHED:
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org),
item no. 24145
