A bronze tantric mirror. Ming dynasty - image-1

Lot 256 Dα

A bronze tantric mirror. Ming dynasty

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 550 € - 750 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)

A bronze tantric mirror. Ming dynasty

A bronze tantric mirror displaying in relief the back view of the figure of a thousand-armed Guanyin seated on a double lotus, surrounded by a mantra in Chinese characters on one side and in Mandchu script on the other. Ming dynasty.
Diameter 8.9 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Western Germany