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STATUETTE DE PADMASAMBHAVA EN BOIS SCULPTÉ
POLYCHROME
Bhoutan, XVIIIe siècle
A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA
Bhutan, 18th century
Seated cross-legged on an overlapping triple lobbed lotus base,
modelled with an alert face adorned with beaded earrings, wearing a
distinctive pointed cap and a pleated robe decorated with floral hems,
holding a vajra in his raised right hand and a skull cup in his left.
36cm (14 1/8in) high.

€4,000 - 6,000

Provenance:
Artcurial, Paris, 11 December 2017, lot 192
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021), acquired from the above sale
Padmasambhava is widely revered across all Tibetan Buddhist orders,
given the endearing appellation, Guru Rinpoche (‘Precious Teacher’).
As the founder of the Nyingma tradition, he is typically identified by an
iconic feathered cap. Other iconographic markers of this legendary
teacher, who is credited with introducing Buddhism to Tibet, are the
skull cup containing a vase of plenty, and the vajra he holds in his
hands. For comparison of the footed base and Bhutanese-style lotus
leaves, see a Padmasambhava sold at Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart,
30 October 2015, lot 141, and another sold at Bonhams New York,
14 March 2017, lot 3209.

不丹 十八世紀 木雕加彩蓮花生坐像
來源：
巴黎Artcurial, 2017年12月11日，編號192
72 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏，得自上述拍賣
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TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT LES NEUF FRÈRES DRALA -
PROTECTEURS DU MONDE
Mongolie, XIXe siècle
A THANGKA OF THE NINE DRALA BROTHERS - WORLDLY
PROTECTORS
Mongolia, 19th century
Facing frontally and regal in appearance, with a moustache and
goatee, the right arm is raised holding a riding crop and the left holds
a lasso at the heart. Dressed in the garb of a warrior with a helmet and
armour, a sword, bow and quiver of arrows hang at the waist. Seated
atop a white horse, his head is ringed with a dark green areola. Eight
identical attendant figures accompany Dralha and the lower register
with wolves, wild dogs, horses, leopards and tigers surrounding the
armour and weapons of the Drahla Brothers. Laid down on Japanese
paper - reference labels 492 and 667.
Image: 78cm (30 3/4in) x 56cm (22in).
€1,000 - 2,000

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired before 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
For closely related examples, see one in the American Museum
of Natural History and another in a private collection, published in
Himalayan Art Resources (HAR#94256 and 12905).

蒙古 十九世紀 威勝天王唐卡 設色布本
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年以前入藏
73 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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