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49 Two large gilt copper alloy repoussé figures of
arhats
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Seated on double-layered cushions, wearing monastic robes with molded
and chased folds, the facial features of their attached heads delineated by
cold gold and pigment.
15 1/2 in. (39 1/2 cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000

These two figures initially belonged to a set of eighteen arhats. One is
Rahula, identified by the crown in his hands. The other represents one of
two arhats with bare heads that sit in meditation posture, either Kanaka
Bharadvaja or Chudpapantaka.

Referenced
HAR – himalayanart.org/image.cfm/41236.html

Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 22 March 1990, lot 569
Private New York Collection

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Two gilt copper alloy repoussé panels of
retinue figures
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th/19th century
Nagaraja supporting a sword of inset turquoise, and a retinue deity
holding a sword with his right hand and a ghanta with his left.
16 in. (40.6 cm) high, the larger
$1,500 - 2,500

Referenced
HAR – himalayanart.org/image.cfm/41221.html

Provenance
Private Canadian Estate