8th Nov, 2023 13:00
Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art
537
A WESTERN TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing five-leaf crown, large hoop earrings and ornate pendant on his chest, flanked by a pair of lotus tendrils, his eyes inlaid with silver, inscribed Tibetan letters on the back of his head and chest, traces of cold gilding, 28cm high
For a bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi in the Minneapolis Institute of Art of similar date and style, see acc. no. 99.124.1 (https://collections.artsmia.org/art/31182/amoghasiddhi-western-tibet-or-central-regions-tibet). See also Skorupski 1998, no.4, pp.14-15.
seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing five-leaf crown, large hoop earrings and ornate pendant on his chest, flanked by a pair of lotus tendrils, his eyes inlaid with silver, inscribed Tibetan letters on the back of his head and chest, traces of cold gilding, 28cm high
For a bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi in the Minneapolis Institute of Art of similar date and style, see acc. no. 99.124.1 (https://collections.artsmia.org/art/31182/amoghasiddhi-western-tibet-or-central-regions-tibet). See also Skorupski 1998, no.4, pp.14-15.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
