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A gilt-Bronze figure of shAkyAMuni BuDDhA two Bronze figures
16th century Late Ming Dynasty
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in One cast as a foreigner holding a bag of shells, a sword and a hammer
bhumisparsamudra, the robe leaving one shoulder free, the serene hanging from his belt, all whilst standing on one leg atop two balls of
face surmounted by an usnisha. hay covered by a short rug, the other cast as a running boy holding a
14.3cm (5 5/8in) high fruit in his raised right hand, fixed stand.
The second, not including the stand: 16.5cm (6½in) high (2).

£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000 £500 - 1,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000 CNY4,700 - 9,500

135 HK$5,900 - 12,000
A tiBetAn Bronze figure of AChAlA
16th/17th century 137
Depicted with three eyes and two arms, the right holding up a wisdom A Bronze figure of A DAoist Deity
sword, the left in a wrathful gesture, his hair in a high ushnisha Late Ming dynasty, 17th century
adorned with a small model of Akshobhya Buddha, his limbs with The god seated on a four-legged throne wearing long robes
snake ornaments and jewels, standing with his right knee bent and his embellished with mythical animals, the hands holding a gui tablet, the
left straight over a prostate figure of elephant-headed Vignayaraja, all bearded face with large ears and topped with a court head-dress,
above a double-lotus stand. all raised on a plinth, with traces of gilt and polychrome lacquer
18cm (7 1/8in) high decoration.
29.5cm (11 5/8in) high

£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000 £500 - 800 HK$5,900 - 9,500
CNY9,500 - 14,000 CNY4,700 - 7,600

Krodharaja Achala, ‘The Immovable One’ or ‘King of the Wrathful’ is
found in two Tantras from the Kriya Classification and in what is known
as the ‘White Manjusri Tantra’. It is from the latter that Achala takes on
his primary role as remover of obstacles, as well as his secondary role
as the special protector for meditational practices related to Manjusri.

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