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A GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ RELIEF DEPICTING PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA, TIBET, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
Lot 272 - FAS1025
This panel depicts Padmapani standing in a slight tribhanga atop a beaded lotus pedestal raised atop a vase issuing foliate tendrils, the hands lowered, the right held in varada mudra, the left clutching the stem of a lotus blooming at his shoulder. Dressed in a simple dhoti, wearing beaded jewelry, the face with a serene expression flanked by ears issuing larger foliate earrings, and backed by a large flaming nimbus, all within a larger panel terminating in lotus buds issuing from beaded edges.
Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Old wear, obvious losses, age cracks, tears, warping, dings, nicks and scratches, rubbing, and encrustations, overall presenting very well. Originally part of a throne or an aureole for a large Buddha image.
Weight: 175.1 g
Dimensions: Height 19 cm
With a fitted metal stand. (2)
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze segment of a throne or aureole, Tibet, dated to the 16th century, 41.9 cm tall, in the Norton Simon Museum, accession number M.2010.1.235.S. Compare a closely related bronze repoussé plaque, dated to the 15th century, from the collection of Navin Kumar and illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item number 70717.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 14 March 2016, lot 13
Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 43,500 (for two) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Two gilt copper alloy repoussé plaques of an offering goddess and Manjushri, Tibet, 13th-14th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, motifs, and craftsmanship. Note the larger size (35 cm).
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