A Mongolian copper alloy figure of a dharmapala. 19th century - image-1

Lot 586 Dα

A Mongolian copper alloy figure of a dharmapala. 19th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
09.12.2017, 11:00 - Art from China, Tibet, and Nepal I: Highlights
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 19.840 € (incl. premium)

A Mongolian copper alloy figure of a dharmapala. 19th century

Standing on a nine-headed boar with wide open muzzle, his two arms outstretched, wearing a tiger-skin dhoti and a billowing sash, adorned with dharmapala-ornaments. The face painted with applied cold gold and polychrome pigments. The single lotus base open.
Height 37 cm

十九世紀 蒙古 銅達瑪巴拉立像
來源:德國科隆博士教授 威廉·萨伯 (1928-2016)

Provenance

Collection Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Salber (1928-2016), Cologne