Page 123 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

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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