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Lot 72 Nα

A West-Tibetan bronze triad of Bodhisattvas. 12th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst I - Sculptures
Estimate: 15.000 € - 18.000 €
Result: 18.600 € (incl. premium)
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A West-Tibetan bronze triad of Bodhisattvas. 12th century

A West-Tibetan bronze triad of Bodhisattvas standing in tribhanga each on a small lotus base over a plinth, in the centre Manjushri, holding his sword aloft, a lotus flower flanking his left shoulder and bearing his manuscript, to his right side Vajrapani holding a ghanta, and to his left Padmapani. The hair painted blue. Mandorla missing. Base open. 12th century. Mounted on a base.
Height 17.5 cm

西藏12世紀 青銅蓮花生文殊金剛手菩薩三尊像
可比：Essen/Thingo合著, 《Die Götter des Himalaya》（雪域神明） 慕尼黑 1989年，第 82頁，圖44、Ulrich von Schroeder，《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》（印藏青銅器），香港，1981年，頁176，圖版32A

Literature

Compare: Essen/Thingo, Die Götter des Himalaya, München 1989, p. 82, pl. 44 and
U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong 1981, p. 176, pl. 32A