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VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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A REPOUSSÉ GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
TARA
18TH-19TH CENTURY

The bejewelled deity is seated in dhyanasana
on a double-lotus base, her hands held in
vitarkamudra. Her face is centred with a
third eye and the hair is pulled into a chignon
behind the tiara. Her dhoti is incised with a
foliate pattern. The shoulders are fanked by
repoussé lotus stems.
15 in. ( 38 cm.) high

£7,000-10,000 $8,800-13,000
€8,100-12,000

PROVENANCE

From the collection of Inger and Börje
Björkenlöv

清十八/十九世紀 鎏金銅多羅菩薩坐像
來源: INGER及BORJE BJORKENLOV家族
私人珍藏

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A WRATHFUL DEITY
18TH-19TH CENTURY

The deity is striding in alidhasana on the back of a bufalo
over a prostrate fgure on a lotus base. His hands are raised in
vitarkamudra and he is adorned with festoons, ribbons, and a
garland of severed heads. The wrathful bull’s face is shown with
bared fangs and bulging eyes and is surmounted by faming hair.
The base is sealed with a double-vajra
6¿ in. (15.5 cm.) high

£2,000-3,000 $2,600-3,800
€2,400-3,500

清十八/十九世紀 鎏金銅閻羅王立像

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