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3209 The bronze’s thick and precise casting is a testament to the sculptural
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA finesse seen in the comparatively small corpus of Bhutanese bronzes.
BHUTAN, 18TH CENTURY For a comparison with the distinctive Bhutanese lotus leaves, see
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2251 a Padmasambhava published in Bartholomew & Johnston (eds.),
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm) high The Dragon’s Gift, Chicago, 2008, pp.274-5, no.57. Also, a related
US$40,000 - 60,000 example showing the similar treatment of the stepped lotus base and
不丹 十八世紀 銅鎏金蓮花生大士像 jewelry is published in Mullin, Buddha in Paradise, New York, 2007,
p.81, fig.36. A third example with similar base was sold at Christie’s,
16 | BONHAMS Amsterdam, 17 December 1985, lot 130.

Published
Portraits of the Masters, pp.108-9, no.11.

Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.154, no.101.