A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa. 17th/18th century - image-1

Lot 30 Dα

A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa. 17th/18th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
10.06.2016, 10:00 - Asian Art - Highlights China, Tibet/Nepal
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 3.472 € (incl. premium)

A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa. 17th/18th century

A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa, seated in dhyanasana with his hands in dharmachakra mudra, with lotus stems rising at both shoulders supporting the sword of knowledge and the book of wisdom. His robes with finely incised hems. Sword blade a later replacement. Base sealed. 17th/18th century.
Height 9 cm

Provenance

Private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s