A bronze figure of Vajrasattva. Sino-Tibetan, 18th/19th century - image-1
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Lot 69 Dα

A bronze figure of Vajrasattva. Sino-Tibetan, 18th/19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 1.000 €
Result: 693 € (incl. premium)
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A bronze figure of Vajrasattva. Sino-Tibetan, 18th/19th century

The Absolute personifying Adibuddha sits in padmasana and holds his attributes a bell (ghanta, tib. drilbu) and a vajra (dorje). In the adornment of the sambhogakaya he wears the five-pointed crown, necklaces, bracelets, noble robes, and a shawl that encircles the shoulders. On a red wooden base.
Height 13 cm

藏漢風格 十八/十九世紀
銅金剛菩薩坐像
來源: 德國慕尼黑舊藏，此後由其家族傳承

Provenance

Old private collection, Munich, and thence by descent