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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA
Tibet, 17th/18th century Wearing a pointed cap and ample robes,
Seated on two rectangular cushions the right hand stretched out in varadamudra
detailed with brocade motifs and sprays of holding a lotus blossom, the left hand across
blossoming lotus, clad in a peaked layered the lap holding a small water pot, all on an
headdress and ample robes, the right hand integral base relief decorated with eight small
held before his chest holding a vajra and the Buddhist deities at the front and incised with
left hand resting on his lap. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) two rows of Tibetan script on the reverse.
high 15.5cm (6 1/8in) high

£3,000 - 5,000 £2,000 - 3,000
HK$25,000 - 42,000 HK$17,000 - 25,000
CNY23,000 - 39,000 CNY15,000 - 23,000
Provenance 577
Collection of Mrs. Inger Lissanevitch (1928- A LAMA TSONGKHAPA THANGKA
2013) and thence by descent. Tibet, 19th century
Depicting in the centre lama Tsongkhapa
holding a sutra seated on a throne with
below three monks and a figure of Kubera
riding a Buddhist lion. 56.5cm (22 1/4in) high
x 39cm (15 3/8in) wide
£600 - 800
577 HK$5,100 - 6,800
CNY4,600 - 6,200
To be sold without reserve

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