A blackish stone votive stele. In the style of the Wei dynasty - image-1

Lot 452 Dα

A blackish stone votive stele. In the style of the Wei dynasty

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
07.12.2019, 11:00 - Tibet/Nepal, China
Estimate: 3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 3.472 € (incl. premium)

A blackish stone votive stele. In the style of the Wei dynasty

In the centre the seated Buddha Maitreya with legs pendant, to both his sides a luohan and a bodhisattva, the plinth with a fire bowl flanked by two lions, the back with trees and apsaras, the nimbus surmounted by a parasol flanked by two dragons.
Height 39.3 cm

Certificate

Accompanied by a letter of Frieda Fischer, former director of the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Cologne, dated 11.12.1940