Lot 52
BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
£6,250
Description
清 銅鑄蓮花生大士坐像
cast seated in dhyaanasana on a double-lotus pedestal, the Guru Rimpoche's right hand in kartari mudra holding a vajra and his left in avakasha mudra supporting a kapala with partially pigmented treasure vase, his face in half-wrathful expression below the cap with upturned incised lappets, dressed in robes with incised hems, the sealed base incised with a crossed-vajra
Dimensions
17cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection