A Tibetan bronze figure of Vajrapani. 15th/16th century - image-1

Lot 21 Dα

A Tibetan bronze figure of Vajrapani. 15th/16th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.364 € (incl. premium)
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A Tibetan bronze figure of Vajrapani. 15th/16th century

A Tibetan bronze figure of Vajrapani, standing in alidhasana on a figure upon a lotus base, holding in his raised hand a vajra and his left hand in karana mudra, backed by an aureole. The little finger of the left hand missing. Base sealed. 15th/16th century.
Height 12 cm

Private collection Johan (1925-2003) and Ursula Strebel
Johann Strebel was born in Hamburg in February 1925, the son of Dr. Otto Strebel, director of the Hemmoor cement factory. In 1951 the qualified cement retailer married Ursula Oschewski (b. 1.9.1925), daughter of the goldsmith Kurt Olschewski who ran a jewellery business under the same name in Wiesbaden. In 1954 the jewellery business in Wilhelmstrasse changed its name to Strebel-Olschewski.
By procuring precious stones for the jeweler's shop, Johann and Ulla Strebel developed a fascination for Asian cultures and acquired valuable works of art on their many travels throughout Asia between 1955 and 1980, a time when travel in these countries was particularly arduous and uncomfortable.
Asian works of art were sold alongside the jewellery in the shop, but the couple also built up a private collection, with a wide cultural interest ranging from Tibet through South East Asia to Japan.