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31 PROVENANCE:
A GILT BRONZE LAMA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired from
the Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 19 November
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his right 1970, lot 129
hand held in vitarkamudra, fanked by stems of blossoming
lotuses supporting a sword and book, clad in patchwork PUBLISHED:
robes with hems incised with foral patterns, the face with
elongated eyes and fanked by prominent ears Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item
8√ in. (22.5 cm.) high no. 24044
$40,000-60,000
THE SPORER COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN SCULPTURE
