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Ming Dynasty
The Bodhisattva modelled with serene expression, the hair arranged in
tight coils, wood stand.
21cm (8.1/4in) high. (2).

£800 - 1,000 HK$8,000 - 10,000
CNY6,900 - 8,600

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A HIMALAYAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAPANI
13th century
The wrathful deity modelled dancing, with a necklace of skulls, the
hands holding a vajra and a skull cup, all raised on a lotus throne.
15cm (5 7/8in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
The deity seated in lalitasana upon a double-lotus throne, the narrow
body bejewelled, the hands in mudra, one holding a stem that rises to
a lotus flowerhead at the shoulder, with later blue paint and gilt.
23cm (9in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000