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A POLYCHROMED BLACK STONE Compare a portrait of Chokyi Palsang and A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF KUBERA
FIGURE OF A GELUG LAMA another unidentified portrait with a similar Tibet, probably 19th century
Tibet, circa 16th century face both formerly of the Halpert Collection Seated on a double lotus throne in raj
The lama carved from heavy stone, wearing a (Rochell, Faces of Tibet, New York, 2003, lalitasana, holding a jewel in his right hand and
thick meditation cloak over his robes. 12 cm nos.41 & 48). Also, see a polychromed stone cradling a mongoose with his left, the deity
(4 3/4 in) high (2). figure of Milarepa in the Rubin Museum of Art with traces of red pigment, the lotus base and
(HAR 700037). jewellery picked out in yellow.
£4,000 - 6,000 17cm (6 5/8in) high
CNY35,000 - 53,000 613
HK$39,000 - 58,000 A STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA £800 - 1,200
Song-Yuan Dynasty CNY7,100 - 11,000
The face with serene smiling expression, the HK$7,700 - 12,000
Provenance: a private South African Collection. hair pulled up in an elaborate high chignon
with a jewelled hair ornament to the front,
Himalayan Art Resources item no.16723. fitted wood stand. 15cm (6in) high.

The posture of the present lama is common
among Gelug portraits, especially the Fifth £3,000 - 5,000
Dalai Lama (e.g., HAR 71167). Gelug lamas CNY26,000 - 44,000
also don the yellow pandita hat, worn here in HK$29,000 - 48,000
an unusual manner generally associated with
high translators (lotsawas). 614
A BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURE
Sri Lanka, 18th century
The heavily cast figure seated in padmasana
on a simple plinth, with both hands in his lap,
wearing a clinging robe with finely-detailed
wave pattern design leaving the right shoulder
bare and with a sash across the left.
16cm (6 1/4in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$7,700 - 12,000

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