A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati. Possibly 19th century - image-1
A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati. Possibly 19th century - image-2
A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati. Possibly 19th century - image-1A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati. Possibly 19th century - image-2

Lot 103 Dα

A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati. Possibly 19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst I - Sculptures
Estimate: 5.000 € - 8.000 €

A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati. Possibly 19th century

A Tibetan or Nepalese gilt bronze figure of Ganapati standing in dancing posture on a rat reclining on a lotus base, his principle left hand holding a jewel, in the other three hands various attributes. The open base cast separately. Possibly 19th century.
Height 25.7 cm

The representation of Ganapati is very rare in the Tibetan art.

Provenance

Private collection, Cologne