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Lot 79 Dα

An exquisite Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Maitreya. 17th/18th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 16.250 € (incl. premium)
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An exquisite Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Maitreya. 17th/18th century

The Buddha of the Future seated in European way (bhadrasana) on a rectangular stepped throne with lotus footrest, the hands held in the gesture of turning the wheel of law (dharmacakra mudra) and holding the stems of lotuses flowering along his shoulders supporting a water vessel (kundika) and a nagakesara blossom. He wears a diaphanous dhoti with beaded jewellery, and he is richly adorned with a tiara, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, all inset with hard-stones. His sensitively modeled facial features, accentuated by cold gold and pigment, give him a gentle welcoming demeanour. Base sealed.
Height 23 cm

西藏十七/十八世紀 銅鎏金弥勒佛坐像
來源：德國巴伐利亞州 Leopold Strasser (1919-2010) 私人收藏，1977年6月購於德國斯圖加特 Schoettle 東亞藝術行（附發票），此後家族傳承
見 Schoettle 東亞藝術目錄， 斯圖加特1977年，Tibetica 30，圖8829

Provenance

Collection Leopold Strasser (1919-2010), München, acquired on 14.6.1977 at Schoettle-Ostasiatica, Stuttgart, and thence by denscent. With old invoice.

Literature

Published in the sales catalogue of Schoettle-Ostasiatica, Stuttgart, Tibetica 30, May 1975, cat. no. 8829