Three Burmese terracotta votive tablets, two clay stupas and a Tibetan clay votive tablet - image-1

Lot 109 Dα

Three Burmese terracotta votive tablets, two clay stupas and a Tibetan clay votive tablet

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

Three Burmese terracotta votive tablets, two clay stupas and a Tibetan clay votive tablet

Three Burmese terracotta votive tablets, a to c) of Buddha Shakyamuni seated in meditation on a lotus throne above a plinth, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left hand in dhyana mudra above the feet, to his sides a standing bodhisattva, on the backplate an inscripition, all probably from the same mould. Probably Pagan, 12th/13th century, d and e) two clay stupas, one with an inscription, and f) a Tibetan clay votive tablet of Tsongkhapa. (6)
Height 6.9 cm to 8 cm

Provenance

Estate of Professor Dr Roger Goepper (1925-2011), former director of the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne