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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF
BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Seated in the vajra position in the gesture
of calling the Earth to witness whilst holding
an alms bowl full of nectar in his lap, the
Historical Buddha wearing a clinging dhoti
with finely beaded edges, the lotus throne
with a double row of beads, the back
inscribed. 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY9,000 - 13,000

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
Tibet, 17th/18th century
The Buddha of Infinite Life cast seated in
dhyanasana wearing long robes and jewellery
at the chest, flanked with flowing ribbons,
the hands in dhyanamudra and cradling an
urn, the gently smiling face crowned with a
five-pointed tiara, the face and hair painted in
consecration with gilt, blue and red, the base
open. 18cm (7 1/8in) high
£2,500 - 3,500
HK$26,000 - 36,000
CNY22,000 - 31,000

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A PALA-STYLE BRONZE STUPA
Probably 13th/14th century
With a bell-shaped plinth encircled with lotus
lappets, rising to a square crenelated mid-
section and stepped tapering tower section,
crowned with a lotus bud finial.
17.5cm (6 7/8in) high

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
See The State Hermitage Museum, ‘Abode
of Charity’ Tibetan Buddhist Art, Exhibition
Catalogue, St. Petersburg, The State
Hermitage Publishers (2015), p.454, no. 313
for a similar stupa.
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