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A GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER
DAMASCENED EWER AND COVER
Tibet, 18th century
The circular body worked in mixed-metals
with a central Buddhist lion surrounded with
a foliate meander and Buddhist Emblems,
flanked with a makara-form loop handle and
s-shaped spout with another beast head,
the upright neck topped with a lid with foliate
finial, all raised on a tall foot.
37.5cm (14 3/4in) high (2).

£2,500 - 3,000
HK$26,000 - 31,000
CNY22,000 - 27,000
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A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF
PADMASAMBHAVA AND A COPPER
ALLOY REPOUSSÉ SHRINE, GAU
Probably Bhutan and Nepal 18th/19th
century
The siddha cast seated in padmasana on
a base of trefoil lotus petals above a tall 220
rectangular plinth, a vajra in his right hand
and an alms bowl in his left, a staff in the
crook of his elbow; the gau decorated
with scrolling foliage, lanca characters,
and flaming jewellery, with a brass inlaid
row of beaded jewellery at the side edge.
Padmasambhava: 10.7cm (4 1/4in) high (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY9,000 - 13,000

Padmasambhava is the tantric mahasiddha
par excellence; as a perfected Bodhisattva,
he is able to take on various manifestations.
Padmasambhava is credited with founding
Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century, after
quelling preventative forces through tantric
means. As the root guru of the Nyingma
School of Tibetan Buddhism, its followers
believe Padmasambhava left behind ‘treasure
teachings’ (terma) throughout the Tibetan
landscape to be discovered when the world
is ready for them.

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