Lot 265
CIRCA 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Seated in padmasana on a later double lotus base, with a bright, penetrating gaze with a benign smile, his characteristic hat with unusual decoration of five heaped 'norbu' jewels. The patchwork outer robe is bordered with an incised foliate design. In the left hand he holds a dorje, in the right, a kapala.
25.5cm high, 20cm wide
Estimate $12,000 - $15,000
Wear to the gilding from use. Attached to a later made double lotus base.
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The Kaspiev Price Collection
Soo Tze Oriental Antiques, 2006
Exhibited Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville, August-November 2003, Pathway to Enlightenment.
Asian Works of Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8428
12:00pm - 18 October 2021
Online
VIEWING
Viewing Virtually:
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 October, 10am - 4pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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