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741  |  A TIBETAN LACQUER-GILT                                                                                                  744  |  FOUR SMALL CULT BRONZES,
                  BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI                                                                                                      18th to 19th CENTURY
            Tibet, 19th to first half of 20th century. Striding in alidhasana on                                                            Tibet. A collection of four cult bronzes, depicting
            a lotus base, his left hand showing the abhaya mudra and his                                                                    Buddha as the Grand Master, the goddess
            right raised holding a vajra, wearing long flowing robes, beautifully                                                           Guanyin as well as the Green Tara. Syamatara is
            incised, with celestial bands, and a five-leaf crown, with a flaming                                                            the “Green Tara”, in contrast to the “White Tara”.
            repoussé mandorla rising behind him. (3)                                                                                        The central characteristic here is the foot she
                                                                                                                                            has placed on a small, separate lotus pedestal.
                                                                                                                                            The handheld lower offers the gesture of “wish
            Condition: The lacquer gilt has abraded significantly, some                                                                     fulfillment”, the varadamudra. To the sides of the
            verdigris, minor dents and nicks.                                                                                               shoulders are lotus blossoms; on her head is the
            Provenance: Czech private collection.                                                                                           five-pointed crown of a transcendent bodhisattva.

            Weight: 515.5 g.
            Dimensions: Height 10.1 cm (the figure). Height 13.7 cm (the base                                                               Condition: Good condition, remnants of cultic
            and mandorla).                                                                                                                  painting.
                                                                                                                                            Provenance: Austrian private collection.
            Estimate EUR 1.300,-
            Starting price EUR 650,-                                                                                                        Dimensions: Height 3.5 cm - 3.7 cm.

                                                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 300,-
                                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 150,-


                                                                                                                                            745  |  A TIBETAN GILT BRONZE OF BUDDHA
                                                                                                                                                  AMITAYUS, 19TH- EARLY 20TH CENTURY
                                                                                                                                            Tibet, c. 1870-1930. Seated in padmasana on a sealed double
                                                                                                                                            lotus base, the vessel in his hands containing the nectar of
                                                                                                                                            immortality, wearing finely incised robes, a foliate crown and
                                                                                                                                            jewelry, the hair in a high chignon, and framed by celestial bands.
                                                          742  |  A SINO-TIBETAN GILT MINIATURE                                             With iconographic cold painting.
                                                               BRONZE OF SITATARA, 18TH CENTURY
                                                          Tibet. Sitatara (White Tara) is seated in padmasana on a lotus                    Condition: Good condition with minor wear and small dents and
                                                          throne. She symbolized purity and has seven eyes, which, besides                  nicks.
                                                          her two natural eyes, are located on her forehead, hands and                      Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937).
                                                          feet, allowing her to see everything. Her lower hand shows the                    Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-
                                                          varadamudra and the other one shows the vitarka mudra. Lotus                      Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of
                                                          blossoms, crown and jewelry necklaces. A very finely crafted work.                the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
                                                                                                                                            Weight: 543.0 g.
                                                          Condition: Good condition.                                                        Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm.
                                                          Provenance: Galerie Zacke archive; previously in a German private
                                                          collection and acquired around 1980.                                              Estimate EUR 1.000,-
                                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 500,-
                                                          Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm.
                                                          Estimate EUR 1.000,-
                                                          Starting price EUR 500,-



                                                                                                                                                                                           746  |  A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
                                                                                                                                                                                                SHAKYAMUNI, 19TH- EARLY 20TH CENTURY
                                                                                                                                                                                           Tibet, c. 1860-1930. Seated in padmasana on a sealed double
            743  |  AN AVALOKITESHVARA BRONZE                                                                                                                                              lotus base, showing the bhumisparsa mudra, the earth-touching
                                                                                                                                                                                           gesture, and wearing elaborate and finely incised robes showing
            Tibet, late 19th – early 20th century. The neatly cast small figure                                                                                                            the Eight Buddhist Symbolds (bajixiang) on the back as well as a
            seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, holding a kalasa                                                                                                                crown, ushnisha and lotus earrings.
            in both hands, with finely incised borders to dhoti, wearing an
            elaborate tiara and fine jewelry, the face with a serene expression
            and downcast eyes.                                                                                                                                                             Condition: Good condition with minor wear and small dents and
                                                                                                                                                                                           nicks.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937).
            Condition: Fine condition with minor wear and traces of use.                                                                                                                   Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-
            Unsealed.                                                                                                                                                                      Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of
            Provenance: English estate.                                                                                                                                                    the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
            Weight: 149.4 g.                                                                                                                                                               Weight: 1,846 g.
            Dimensions: Height 8.2 cm.                                                                                                                                                     Dimensions: Height 21.5 cm.

            Estimate EUR 500,-                                                                                                                                                             Estimate EUR 1.500,-
            Starting price EUR 250,-                                                                                                                                                       Starting price EUR 750,-




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