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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A SMALL GROUP OF BRONZE
MONK PADMASAMBHAVA SCHOLAR’S IMPLEMENTS
18th century 16th century Late Ming Dynasty
The figure finely cast with well-defined facial The figure wearing a pointed cap framing Comprising: a brush rest cast as a five
features, his left hand holding an alms bowl the benign face, holding a vajra in his raised peaked mountain and decorated with applied
and the other in harina mudra, wearing a long right hand and a skull cup in his left, wearing figures including a hare and a rider beside
pleated robe with incised floral hems draped voluminous robes incised with foliate scrolls, his footed attendant, stand; and three small
across his left shoulder, standing barefoot on seated cross-legged on a double-lotus throne. scroll weights, one in the form of a leaning Liu
a fixed stand. 13.1cm (5 1/5in) high Hai, one shaped as a ram clutching a lingzhi
19.8cm (7 4/5in) high (2). spray in its mouth, and one cast as a bald
£500 - 800 gentleman leaning against an oversized sack.
£1,000 - 2,000 CNY4,800 - 7,700 The brush rest: 14.2cm (5 1/2in) wide (5).
CNY9,700 - 19,000 HK$5,900 - 9,400
HK$12,000 - 24,000 £1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,700 - 15,000
HK$12,000 - 18,000

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